'Moment of truth' for world-first plastic pollution treaty
Bangkok (AFP) Nov 22, 2024
Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem. Countries will have a week in South Korea's Busan from Monday to round off two years of negotiations. They remain deeply divided on whether the deal should limit plastic production and certain chemicals, and eve
Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem. Countries will have a week in South Korea's Busan from Monday to round off two years of negotiations. They remain deeply divided on whether the deal should limit plastic production and certain chemicals, and eve