Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the ...

Two Center for Coalfield Justice staff members have returned from Busan, South Korea, where world leaders and organizations gathered last week to hammer out details on a treaty to address the global ...

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

Countries negotiating a global treaty to address plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement in Busan.

Days after the U.N. global plastics treaty negotiations failed to produce an agreement, one of the world’s top contributors to plastic pollution has abandoned its plastic reduction and reuse goals.

For almost two years, countries have been trying to negotiate a United Nations treaty to rein in plastic pollution. The talks were supposed to end with an agreement, but that didn't happen.

It is recognised as the most significant environmental cause of disease and premature deaths globally, surpassing even ...

The US government said Tuesday it was "disappointed" after nations negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic waste failed ...

Although the latest talks have ended without a final agreement, countries have pledged to continue talking — and that is no ...

Over 100 nations wanted to cap production while a handful of oil producers were prepared only to target plastic waste.

A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after ...

During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty ...