The world is halfway towards a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, as negotiators in Kenya spend this week debating the best way to slash the waste building up in oceans and ecosystems. Plastic is largely made from fossil fuels, which means oil-rich countries have a significant stake.
Officials and civil society groups from 175 countries are meeting at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for the third of five rounds of talks aimed at reaching a deal by the end of the year.
