Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Deadlock

We have seen for ourselves the stomach-churning problem that is marine plastic pollution. Yet despite an overwhelming majority of countries ready to move forward on a robust and ambitious treaty, countries with deep petrochemical interests are delaying progress. Find out what South Africa’s doing…

The third round of UN global plastic pollution treaty talks came to an end last week, with no decision on how to advance work leading into the fourth round of negotiations in Ottawa, Canada, in the first half of 2024.