Geneva Negotiations Collapse on First Global Plastics Treaty

Canada didn’t push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty

OTTAWA - Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty on plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn't push other countries to adopt a cap on plastic production.

Canada didn't push for plastic production cap in talks on global treaty

OTTAWA — Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty on plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn't push other countries to adopt a cap on plastic production.

Failed plastics negotiations leave world few options to confront crisis

The consequence of the failed talks is devastating, as it leaves no clear path to collectively address plastic that is filling landfills.

Plastic pollution talks end in ‘abject failure’ as negotiators reject draft treaties

Despite three years of negotiations, delegates failed to agree on whether it should stop the growth of plastic production and regulate harmful chemicals internationally

'Consensus kills ambition': UN plastics treaty talks end without an agreement

Procedural hurdles once again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution.

No deal: Plastic treaty talks end in collapse, chaos, calls for change

MANILA, Philippines—After two and a half years, five negotiating rounds, and more than 170 countries at the table, the world still has no global treaty to end plastic pollution. The second half of the fifth round of plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2) ended Friday (August 15) with no deal, no agreed text, and no clear path forward. After days of tense backroom meetings, negotiators and observers left the UN talks in Geneva frustrated and unce…