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Global Plastic Treaty Talks Set To Resume In Geneva Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty will continue this August after countries failed to reach consensus in December, with contentious issues over production caps and financing for developing nations still unresolved The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) declared on Monday, 4 March 2025, that a fresh round of negotiations towards a global plastics […]

Global Plastic Treaty: UN Assembly’s Landmark Resolution Gains Traction, Sets Path For 2025 Activation

Sameer Joshi, a polymer technologist, provides insight into the UN’s comprehensive approach to addressing the plastic life cycle   In March 2022, during the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly, the Global Plastic Treaty took centre stage, drawing attention from 175 out of 193 countries present.  Sameer Joshi, Vice-Chairman of the Indian Plastics Institute […]

In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face off over production limits

Working with a document called a “zero draft” that lists possible policies and actions to consider, national delegates to the weeklong meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, will be debating which of those options to include in what eventually would become a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024   As global discussions resume this week […]