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People climb buildings and hand out soap to push for a plastic pollution treaty

Benjamin Von Wong, a Canadian artist and activist, is heaping piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the U ...

Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva leave world few options to confront growing pollution crisis

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume.

New draft of global plastic pollution treaty wouldn’t limit plastic production

Negotiators working on a treaty to address global plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text that wouldn't ...

Failure of talks for plastic treaty turn focus back to reduce, reuse, recycle. How's that going?

Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used to produce plastic products fell apart in Geneva this ...

Treaty on plastic pollution remains elusive

Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution drew to a close Thursday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether ...

Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty end without an agreement

Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement ...

Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down

Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a ...

Global plastic pollution treaty talks extended in 'haze' of confusion

Talks on striking a global treaty on combating plastic pollution were extended an extra day into Friday but with no clear ...

Plastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthrough

Talks to create the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution went into overtime on Thursday, with ...

Plastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal

By Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to ...

Plastic Pollution Talks Collapse as Oil States Oppose Tough Treaty

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful ...

A treaty to end plastic pollution is still out of reach — that’s not necessarily a bad thing

The nations of the world have been on the precipice of reaching a global agreement to curb plastic pollution for a few years ...