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Geneva Negotiations Collapse on First Global Plastics Treaty
- Delegates from 185 countries concluded talks in Geneva on August 15, 2025, without finalizing a legally binding agreement to address plastic pollution worldwide.
- The talks extended beyond their Thursday deadline due to disagreements on whether to focus on curbing plastic production or improving waste management and recycling.
- The draft text released early on Friday did not include production limits but acknowledged unsustainable consumption levels requiring coordinated global action to reverse trends.
- Cuba expressed regret over a lost chance to make significant progress but emphasized the importance of continuing efforts with urgency, while Norway’s negotiator acknowledged that an agreement to end plastic pollution would not be reached during the Geneva talks.
- The failure to reach consensus suggests continued delays in legally binding global measures despite urgent calls from many nations to address the growing plastic waste crisis.
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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…
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The negotiations for an international treaty on plastic pollution that have been held at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, have failed after it was recognized that it was not possible to reach a consensus text after ten days of final negotiation, a result against which countries have shown deep disappointment. Plastics not only pose an environmental problem when they float in the oceans and drown marine animals. These mater…
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