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US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump. What's the goal?

Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly around climate. But the U.S. is very much involved in treaty talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution.

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Here’s what to watch for at this month’s global plastics treaty talks

They’re gearing up for a contentious week and a half, and preparing for the possibility of more deadlock — in which case negotiations could continue at yet another plastics treaty session, or at a separate,

Fast Company · 9h

What the U.S. wants to achieve at the international plastic treaty talks

The U.S. aims to finalize text for a global agreement on plastic pollution that all countries will support, the State Department said.

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Sustainable Switch: US sends memo rejecting global plastics treaty

Before talks could even get started, the United States sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject ...

Plastics News7h

Businesses, environmental groups warn plastics treaty at risk of failing

Some business and environmental groups warned Aug. 8 that the plastics treaty talks are at risk of stalling out, and they urged negotiators to push past what some called stalling tactics from major ...

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Geneva meeting to try and finish global plastics treaty kicks off

It’s the sixth time negotiators are meeting, with a key disagreement over whether the treaty should require cutting plastic ...

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Final push for global plastics treaty in Geneva

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that ...

Plastics News10h

Expect louder calls for clarity coming out of plastics treaty

No matter how the plastics treaty talks in Geneva conclude in the next week — deal or no deal, far-reaching accord or ...

Global plastic treaty talks open in Geneva amid urgent calls for action

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first ...

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Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten global treaty on plastics pollution

Hopes for a "last-chance" ambitious global treaty to curb plastic pollution have dimmed as delegates gather this week at the ...

Global Plastics Treaty: How are governments trying to fix the plastic pollution crisis?

Campaigners say a strong Global Plastics Treaty would provide the legal framework for reducing the plastic problem at every ...

Petrostates and Oil Lobbies Could Derail Global Plastics Treaty

As delegates from 184 countries begin talks in Geneva on a global treaty to curb plastic waste and pollution, the negotiations that began in 2022 are nowhere close to an agreement.

UN Starts New Bid To Forge Plastics Treaty Amid 'Global Crisis'

Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva ...

Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Nations kicked off a meeting to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis.

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