Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a hurdle due to ...

Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said. By Hiroko Tabuchi Diplomats at a United Nations conference in Busan, South Korea ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution. By Hiroko Tabuchi A week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top ...

CLIMATEWIRE | BUSAN, South Korea — United Nations members had meant to use this past week to work out how to end plastic pollution. Instead they return to their homes empty-handed from the ...

Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with more than 100 nations advocating for a cap on plastic production and a handful of oil ...

Nations failed to agree on a treaty to curb plastic pollution after two years of divisive negotiations, as oil suppliers including Saudi Arabia and Russia blocked attempts to limit production ...

In Victorian London, among the factories and warehouses of the city’s East End, Alexander Parkes developed the world’s first plastic (he inventively called it Parkesine). Notpla, a startup now ...

Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared ...

More than nine billion tonnes of plastic has been produced globally with less than 10% recycled Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more than ...