Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks
Sunday, 10 August 2025 () Geneva (AFP) Aug 9, 2025
Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go. The negotiations, which opened on Tuesday, have four working days left to strike a legally-binding instrument that would tackle the growing problem choking the environment. In a blunt mid-way as
Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution
Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.
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