Procedural rules for the plastics treaty negotiations say that, for substantive issues, delegates “ shall make every effort ” to reach agreement by consensus. Otherwise they can vote by a two-thirds ...

At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists – a new high compared to the 221 identified by CIEL at INC-5 – have ...

According to Greenpeace, the demonstration was not disruptive to plant operations. It ended when Greek authorities intervened after three hours.

In markets, streets, rivers, and gutters across Nigeria, single-use plastics are everywhere, fluttering in the wind, clogging ...

Negotiations aimed at forging a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in a "dialogue of the deaf," sources in and around the talks ...

As over 100 countries push for a reduction in plastic pollution, the US urges countries to reject global plastic treaty talks ...

Virgin resin production caps remain in the mix in the global plastics treaty talks, but there are signs at the start of the ...

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...

A 360ft machine dubbed 'Mammoth' stationed in Iceland is literally sucking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air with the aim of ...

Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet.

Representatives from 184 countries have launched UN-led negotiations in Geneva to draft the first global treaty to combat ...