After three years of negotiations, are hopes for a global pandemic treaty dead?
Negotiators looking to avert another COVID-style crisis have yet to make progress on two key sticking points for a global pandemic treaty which has a May 2025 deadline.
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How Trump can pull the plug on Paris climate accord and end this treaty for good
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These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries, or use existing mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility. The draft….
Putin signs security treaty with Belarus including possible use of nuclear weapons
The signing of the document during Putin’s visit to Minsk follows the publication of a revised version of Russia’s nuclear doctrine which for the first time placed Belarus under the….
UN Plastic Treaty Talks Were Not a Failure, Experts Say at Newsweek Panel
On the heels of global negotiations over a plastic waste treaty, Newsweek Environmental Sustainability and Governance Editor Jeff Young hosted a panel discussion on current efforts to reduce plastic pollution,….
Countries fail to reach consensus on plastic pollution treaty
BUSAN, South Korea — Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement on Monday, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a….
Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb global plastic pollution | Climate News
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date. Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to….
UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Negotiations over the first legally binding UN treaty on plastic….
Labour expected to take strong stance on Treaty Bill: Hipkins
By Lillian Hanley of RNZ Labour is focusing on issues affecting working New Zealanders, including jobs, healthcare, and education, as well as the Treaty Principles Bill, leader Chris Hipkins says. Tax….
Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea | Climate Crisis News
Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. “We must end plastic pollution….