INC-5: Busan summit fails to deliver global plastic treaty, talks to resume next year

Published 16:29 on December 1, 2024 / Last updated at 16:29 on December 1, 2024 / and / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), Nature & Biodiversity, Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Negotiators in South Korea have failed to reach an agreement on a first-ever global treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, with countries deciding to resume talks next year due to unresolved divergences between parties.
Negotiators in South Korea have failed to reach an agreement on a first-ever global treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, with countries deciding to resume talks next year due to unresolved divergences between parties.


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