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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Under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly around climate.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,

Pajhwok Afghan News · 2d

Geneva hosts final talks on plastics treaty

KABUL (Pajhwok): In a crucial push to confront one of the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges, international negotiators have convened in Geneva for a 10-day summit aimed at finalising a global treaty to end plastic pollution.

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

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...

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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 ...

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Plastics and human health: What's at stake in the global treaty talks in Geneva

Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting ...

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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 ...

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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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Greenpeace denounces oil lobby in protest outside UN plastics talks

Greenpeace activists staged a protest outside the UN building in Geneva on Thursday, pouring a dark, oil-like substance in ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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