Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Geneva

The global plastics treaty process has fallen flat. Here’s what went wrong, and how you can help

Progress towards a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution stalled and went into reverse this week. The United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, ran overtime. It’s likely to conclude this evening, without agreement.

The Conversation

Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measures

The Guardian - UK

How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution – if the world can agree one

The “Paris agreement for plastic” was set to be finalised at the end of this week.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

We’re witnessing last-ditch talks to secure a global plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution.

The Conversation

Soap, wristbands and scaling the UN: People get creative during final plastic pollution treaty talks

A Swiss ocean protection group is handing out bars of soap to negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution

The Independent UK

Plastic treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production

Environmental organisations warn that without urgent compromises the session could fail to produce a treaty capable of tackling the scale of the crisis

The Independent UK

Microplastics detected in Geneva during global plastics negotiations

Air sampling in the Swiss city this week detected plastic fibres and fragments in both indoor and outdoor locations, including cafés, public transport and shops

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Artist’s massive sculpture at UN symbolises burden of plastic waste during treaty negotiations

An evolving sculpture built from waste confronts negotiators as talks on a landmark plastic continue.

Euronews

Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down

Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place

The Independent UK

Buoyant, the size of a lentil and almost impossible to recover: how nurdles are polluting the oceans

Millions of the tiny plastic pellets are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in a series of global spills, as plastic treaty talks continue in Geneva

The Guardian - UK

Oil states push recycling over cuts as plastic treaty talks enter crunch phase

As 180 countries carry on talks in Geneva to finalise a global treaty on plastic pollution, oil-producing nations – backed by a record number of industry lobbyists – are pushing to block cuts in production and focus instead on recycling. The decision could determine whether the agreement tackles plastics at…

Radio France Internationale

How industries, chemicals ministry influenced India’s plastic rules

As diplomats from 175 countries convene for a plastics showdown in Geneva, India’s negotiators arrive armed with a playbook shaped less by environmental urgency and more by industry whispers.

Newslaundry

Indigenous Communities Plead For Action At Plastic Pollution Talks

Indigenous communities from North America are at talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, pleading the case for the environment they depend upon, which is slowly being choked by microplastics.

International Business Times

Toxic convenience: what science tells us about plastic’s hidden costs

As talks aimed at finalising the first global plastics treaty continue in Geneva, mounting scientific evidence is revealing the full scale of the plastics crisis, from toxic chemicals in the production process to the effect of microplastics in the human body.

Radio France Internationale

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times

Oil Industry Presence Surges At UN Plastic Talks: NGOs

Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution.

The Independent UK

Plastic treaty talks overrun by fossil fuel lobbyists, campaigners say

Campaigners warn of ‘crisis of credibility’ as number of lobbyists attending plastics treaty negotiations rises

The Guardian - UK

More than 200 lobbyists at UN’s plastic treaty talks will limit progress, campaigners warn

Environmental group says industry figures will be obstructive and aim to reduce overall ambition of meeting

Euronews

Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution

Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

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.

Euronews

Nations meet in Geneva for final push on treaty to curb world’s spiralling plastic pollution crisis

With plastic production projected to triple by 2060, pressure is mounting to secure a binding agreement that tackles the crisis at its source.

International Business Times

UN Starts New Bid To Forge Plastics Treaty Amid 'Global Crisis'

Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What fraught talks to reach a ‘Paris agreement for plastic pollution’ could bring

In today’s newsletter: Inside a critical summit of 179 countries at the UN in Geneva to secure a treaty that will combat plastic pollution

The Guardian - UK

UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says

Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’

The Independent UK

Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet

1 … 10 11 12 13

People

Luis Vayas Valdivieso

15 stories

Philip Landrigan

10 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.