UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Stalls Amid Global Disagreements
TL;DR
Negotiations among over 170 countries to establish a U.N. treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution failed in Busan, South Korea, due to disagreements on how to address the issue. While more than 100 nations supported reducing plastic production, oil-rich countries opposed this approach, advocating instead for targeting plastic pollution directly.
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