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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)

Inside Climate News · 3d

Nations Meet in Geneva in a Final Push to End Plastic Pollution

U.N. negotiators have 10 days to craft a global plastic treaty. Environmental advocates say reaching an agreement to cap production is key, but industry and petrostates are pushing back.

CBC.ca on MSN · 3d

Plastic pollution is still a problem. A UN meeting in Geneva is hoping to change that

Countries are gathering in Geneva from Aug. 5 to 14, with the hopes of passing a legally binding global agreement on plastic pollution.

plastic pollution, UN and treaty

AFP on MSN · 7h

UN plastic pollution treaty talks floundering

Talks on forging a groundbreaking treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were floundering Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on what the proposed agreement should cover.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

UN treaty to end plastic pollution could result in major changes, Chicago expert says

World leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland this week have been discussing a treaty meant to end the problem of plastic waste.

Daily Journal · 1h

Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement

UN Environment Programme4d

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 ...

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)12h

Civil society call out INC-5.2 Member States: Fix the process, keep your promise, end plastic pollution

Geneva, Switzerland (8 August 2025): Civil society organisations at INC-5.2 have come together to demand greater action as talks at an ongoing global plastic pollution summit, known as INC-5.2, teeter ...

Sustainable Brands1d

Plastic Pollution Devastating Human Health, Costing Trillions

As final global plastics treaty negotiations take place in Geneva, The Lancet elevates plastic pollution as a grave, global ...

Devdiscourse3d

The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the treaty negotiations, Ms. Schneeberger underscored that there was “no call for ...

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