Global Plastic Treaty Talks Collapse as Petrostates Block Agreement
TL;DR
Global negotiations in Geneva aimed at creating a treaty to combat plastic pollution have failed due to disagreements among countries, particularly over reducing plastic production and controlling toxic chemicals, leading to disappointment and plans to resume talks in the future.
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- Plastic pollution talks fail as negotiators in Geneva reject draft treaties The Guardian
- Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics Yale E360
- United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal The New York Times
- The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair | Editorial The Guardian
- Failure of talks for plastic treaty turn focus back to reduce, reuse, recycle. How’s that going? AP News
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