Negotiators failed to reach an agreement on a legally binding global treaty to combat plastic pollution by the Sunday ...

As the US faces the upcoming inauguration of a president known for opposing regulations, delegates from the US and more than 170 countries are meeting this week try to finalize a global treaty to addr ...

Efforts to build a global treaty to combat plastic pollution fell apart over the weekend. While international agreements are ...

Nearly 200 countries spent a week locked in negotiations in Busan, South Korea , from November 25 with the goal of agreeing ...

The UN environment chief insisted Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong ...

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won't reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year.

Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia strongly oppose efforts to reduce plastic production and use procedural tactics to delay ...

Over 100 nations wanted to cap production while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.

Many conversations need to be had before a treaty is reached, including whether there will be a limit on the amount of plastic that companies are allowed to produce.

The fifth session of negotiations on a historic, legally binding global plastic pollution treaty concluded on Sunday, with ...

Delegates attending the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea leave the ...