19 Aug 2025

Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen   Global negotiations to forge the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution have collapsed for the second time in eight months, as countries remain fundamentally divided over whether to limit plastic production or focus solely on waste management solutions. The sixth round of talks under the Intergovernmental […]

12 Aug 2025

Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen    High-stakes negotiations resumed in Geneva on 5th August for a legally binding global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, with delegates from 175 countries attempting to finalise an agreement that has eluded negotiators for nearly three years.  The resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), scheduled to run […]