International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year.

Busan, 2 December 2024 – Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session today with agreement ...

South Korea is hosting the fifth and ostensibly final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting this week, after the previous round of talks in Ottawa in April ended without a ...