"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist.

More than 100 countries reject draft treaty as ‘unambitious’ and ‘inadequate’

Some countries blasted the lack of legally binding action, while oil-producing states say the text goes too far.

Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measures

GENEVA: Countries trying to break the deadlock and strike a landmark global treaty on combating plastic pollution negotiated through the night into Friday on a last-minute revised…

Countries deadlocked on whether legally binding deal should include curbs on production and toxic chemicals

The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.

GENEVA: Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should…

Several delegates express dismay at the failure to break a deadlock at the sixth round of talks in under three years.

"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one…

International negotiations to end plastic pollution involving more than 180 countries in Switzerland fell apart after oil-rich nations vetoed production cuts.

Editorial: The failure of UN talks in Geneva should anger us all. The increasing threat to our health, our environments and wildlife must be addressed.

Nations remain split on whether a global treaty should put controls on plastic production, with compromise texts failing to satisfy either side.

“We need to address unhinged plastic production.”