Plastic pollution talks fail to reach landmark deal; Greenpeace activists detained over plastic tanker protest
Busan, South Korea (AFP) Dec 1, 2024
Deeply divided negotiators failed on Sunday to reach a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution, missing a self-imposed deadline, and agreed to extend their talks. For a week, delegates from nearly 200 nations meeting in South Korea have wrestled with how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment each year. Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that microp
Deeply divided negotiators failed on Sunday to reach a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution, missing a self-imposed deadline, and agreed to extend their talks. For a week, delegates from nearly 200 nations meeting in South Korea have wrestled with how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment each year. Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that microp