UN chief defends plastic pollution talks after collapse
UN chief defends plastic pollution talks after collapse

The UN environment chief insisted Monday that talks on a landmark plastic pollution treaty were not a failure, saying important progress was made despite negotiations collapsing without agreement, reports BSS. It obviously did not fail, Inger Andersen told AFP, calling the two-year timeline for...

Plastic pollution talks must not fail: UN environment chief
Plastic pollution talks must not fail: UN environment chief

Talks to agree the worlds first treaty to curb plastic pollution cannot fail and must tackle both production and consumption, the UNs environment chief told AFP on Monday. Negotiators are deeply divided on issues including whether to limit new plastic manufacturing and phase out some chemicals,...