A small group of countries are slowing down the negotiations, delegates and observers say. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Negotiations for a global plastics treaty hit a boiling point on Nov. 27, as countries accused each other of bad faith and ...

Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a ...

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate ...

The proposed policies include having a directive that new products be made with 40 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic ...

Nearly 200 countries are gathered in South Korea's Busan city with the goal of agreeing a deal by the end of the week. The ...

The sun has set on the 29th United Nations climate summit (COP29), which brought representatives from nearly 200 nations ...

The fifth meeting to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine ...

Negotiators in Busan, South Korea, hope multilateralism will win out amid stark divisions over how to curb plastic pollution.

A final week-long round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea, with deep differences ...

Team from 175 nations have one week to meet a two-year deadline set by the UN in Nairobi in 2022 on phasing out plastic.

Negotiators gathering in South Korea seek an end to the world's plastic pollution crisis, though Trump's election may muddle ...