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Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse)

Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse)

Global plastics treaty talks in Geneva have ended without agreement after more than three years of negotiations.

15.08.2025 10

The Conversation

Steve Fletcher

Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things

United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday December 1. A...

02.12.2024 5

The Conversation

Steve Fletcher

Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution – here’s why it matters

On March 2 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to...

21.11.2024 2

The Conversation

Steve Fletcher