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What the U.S. wants to achieve at the international plastic treaty talks
[ad_1] Under President Donald Trump‘s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly around climate.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...
‘It’s the Wild West out there’: UN Ocean Conference opens with a push to ratify the High Seas Treaty
[ad_1] The third U.N. Ocean Conference opened Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea.French President Emmanuel Macron, delivering the keynote...
Why the U.S. won’t sign the WHO’s new pandemic response treaty
[ad_1] On March 20, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement, following three years of “intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating...
Fence-line communities hope plastics treaty might ease pollution burden
[ad_1] Organizers in communities near the petrochemical plants that produce plastics hope that a global treaty to limit plastic waste can reduce the toxic emissions polluting their air and water.Community...
Putin signs pact with ally that includes possible use of Russian nukes
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact with close ally Belarus on Friday that includes the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons.What Does the Pact Say?Putin signed the treaty...
UN plastic treaty talks were not a failure, experts say at Newsweek panel
[ad_1] 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...
Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
[ad_1] Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press.The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a hurdle due...
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
[ad_1] BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in South Korea and are making plans...
Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
[ad_1] SEOUL — What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies?That is the question that the delegates from 175 countries are...
