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Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty end without an agreement

Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won't reach an agreement during talks that extended into Friday in Geneva.

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Global plastic pollution treaty talks extended in 'haze' of confusion

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U.N. global plastics pollution summit ends without agreement in Geneva

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Landmark plastic talks collapse with the U.S. opposing key production limits

The multiyear attempt to curb global plastic pollution is at an impasse, with the U.S. set against the production limits that many nations see as the main solution.

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Plastic Pollution Talks Collapse as Oil States Oppose Tough Treaty

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Failed Plastics Negotiations in Geneva Leave World Few Options to Confront Growing Pollution Crisis

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Tough US stance casts gloom over plastics pollution deal after Geneva flop

"This time they were just not wanting anything. So it was hard, because we always had them against us in each of the important provisions," she said at the end of the 11-day talks.

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Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided

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Global treaty talks crumble after nations remain divided on critical subject: 'Missed a historic opportunity'

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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 before the second segment of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2). (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Pacific SIDs meet as UN plastics meeting continues in Geneva

Multiple meetings are continuing at the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, which aims to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. The session will run until 14 August.