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Global plastic treaty talks open in Geneva amid urgent calls for action

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first global treaty to curb the mounting plastic pollution crisis.

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Resumed fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Geneva

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.

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Plastics and human health: What's at stake in the global treaty talks in Geneva

Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting over whether that matters.

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Plastics treaty talks open in Geneva with industry touting recycling, activists warning of health risks

Industry groups taking the floor at the opening of global plastics treaty talks touted recycling and innovation as solutions ...

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Here’s what to watch for at this month’s global plastics treaty talks

They’re gearing up for a contentious week and a half, and preparing for the possibility of more deadlock — in which case ...

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Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...

The Global Plastic Threat: Research Finds Plastics Can Lead to Disease, Disability & Premature Death

Negotiations are underway in Geneva on a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that has been in the works for several years, as the crisis of pollution from plastics worldwide has grown more acute.

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