Expectations for plastics treaty rise as date set for resumed talks
Observers are hopeful that a legally binding treaty to curb global plastics pollution will be forged at the next round of talks set to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 5 to 14 August, but uncertainty remains over how far any agreement will go to cap production and the use of harmful chemicals.
The United Nations Environment Programme announced the extended session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) meeting on 3 March, after leaders failed to agree on the treaty rules in what was supposed to have been the final talks in Busan, South Korea in December.