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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production

Negotiations to draft a legally binding treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis have ended without an agreement, as countries failed to agree on key issues like cutting plastic production.

Delegates agreed to meet again next year to continue talks after a week of negotiations between almost 200 countries in Busan, South Korea, failed to agree on core issues like production cap, finance and harmful chemicals.

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