Attendees hope to settle basic questions about a global agreement on plastic pollution.

More than 85 nations, including all 27 members of the European Union, are making a last-minute push to include caps on ...

All countries must now heed the rallying call of the ambitious and step up.

Representatives of ExxonMobil, Dow, BASF and Sabic are among the fossil fuel firms doing lobby at the plastics negotiations ...

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate ...

Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global "polymer premium"—or plastic tax—to ...

One point of agreement between plastics industry groups and environmental organizations is that neither side likes a U.S.

This week, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is meeting in Busan, South Korea for the fifth and final round ...

Will the ‘Plastic Train to Busan’ bring hope? Korea to host UN meeting on plastic regulation agreement ‘Deaths have occurred’: Chinese embassy warns against plastic surgery in Korea ...

Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal on plastics pollution, led by the UN ...

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee was created in March 2022 during the United Nations Assembly (UNEA-5.2) to ...

South Korea, despite its key position as the host nation of the fifth INC, has maintained an ambiguous stance on reducing ...