UN Plastic Treaty Talks Push for Breakthrough

Another push for production caps at plastics treaty talks
More than 85 nations, including all 27 members of the European Union, are making a last-minute push to include caps on plastics production in any deal.
UN talks struggle for breakthrough on plastics treaty as deadline looms
The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document on Friday outlining measures that could furnish the basis of a pact, in an attempt to spur discussions as a Dec.
UN Plastic Treaty Talks Push for Breakthrough as Deadline Looms
Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 deadline.
Criticism from both sides for US chemicals proposal at plastics treaty talks
One point of agreement between plastics industry groups and environmental organizations is that neither side likes a U.S. proposal put forward at the global treaty talks related to chemicals and "problematic" plastics.
Showdown looms on plastic treaty days before deadline
Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and
Days Before Deadline, Plastic Treaty Draft Highlights Disagreement
With just two days before negotiators are due to agree on the world's first deal to curb global plastic pollution, a new draft text released Friday showed deep differences remain.
Final UN plastic treaty talks reach halfway mark
Canadian negotiators at the United Nations plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea said Thursday they are working "around the clock" to finalize an agreement, though the process has been predictably difficult.
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