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Plastic pollution treaty talks open with 'global crisis' warning

Energy Daily Thursday, 7 August 2025 ()
Geneva (AFP) Aug 5, 2025

The 184 countries gathering to forge a landmark treaty on combating plastic pollution were told Tuesday they must find a way to tackle a global crisis wrecking ecosystems and trashing the oceans. States should seize the chance to shape history, the man chairing the talks said as 10 days of negotiations kicked off at the United Nations in Geneva. "We are facing a global crisis," Ecuadoran
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