Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement

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Negotiations for a landmark treaty to combat plastic pollution ended without agreement in Geneva on Friday, leaving the global crisis unresolved. Representatives from 184 countries convened for 11 days at the United Nations office, aiming to finalize the first legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution, particularly in oceans.

However, disputes over capping plastic production and regulating toxic chemicals in plastics, primarily made from fossil fuels, led to a deadlock.Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, noted, “we have to accept that significant progress was made,” despite the setback.