Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

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Dec 3, 2024 - 00:00
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Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul speaks during a plenary of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.

The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

(Image credit: Ahn Young-joon)

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