Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that global leaders have resumed negotiations on a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution. Despite two years of discussions ...

Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a deal.

The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Their meeting is scheduled to conclude Sunday or early Monday in Busan, South ...

A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production ...

The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

A leading expert in the health impacts of plastic pollution and microplastics is calling on the UN to end the use of toxic ...

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

Just as people were beginning to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to the Trump administration’s rollback of onerous climate ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has heard evidence describing the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty negotiations as the "last chance saloon" for reaching an agreement. On 8 July ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to agree a global plastics pact The US government is pushing back against measures ...