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PREVIEW: Standoff looms on resuming plastic treaty talks as ministers enter the fray

Published 16:46 on July 31, 2025 / Last updated at 16:46 on July 31, 2025 / and / EMEA (Europe), Insights (Features), International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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A record number of ministers will descend on Geneva next week as high-stakes talks resume on a first UN treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, amid mounting pressure on self-proclaimed ambitious countries to force the issue by sidestepping the veto of petrochemical-producing nations.
A record number of ministers will descend on Geneva next week as high-stakes talks resume on a first UN treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, amid mounting pressure on self-proclaimed ambitious countries to force the issue by sidestepping the veto of petrochemical-producing nations.


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