The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

BUSAN, South Korea — Global talks to forge a landmark treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution broke down after negotiators from more than 170 countries remained deadlocked over how to curb ...

INC-5 Busan Plastic March protesting plastic production. Image courtesy of Seunghyeok Choi on assignment for Break Free From Plastic and Uproot Plastics Coalition. The road to INC-5.2 ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

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

BUSAN – Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Sunday as nations continue debating whether part of that should be putting limits on plastic production.

New Delhi: The 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution in Busan failed to agree on developing a ...

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Sunday as nations continue debating whether part of that should be putting limits on plastic ...

Negotiators from around the globe are descending on Busan, South Korea, this week for a final scheduled meeting aimed at crafting a global treaty to curb plastics pollution. They have a long way ...

As Plastic Treaty Talks Near, ... "This report is a call to action for global leaders heading into the Busan negotiations," U.S. Plastics Pact CEO Jonathan Quinn told Newsweek via email.

Delegates from more than 170 nations are gathered in Busan this week to hammer out the details of what could become the world’s first treaty paving the path to end plastic pollution.