The U.N.-hosted talks failed to overcome opposition to reducing plastic production among oil and gas producers.
GENEVA (AN) — A pre-dawn marathon of negotiations over a global treaty to rein in plastic pollution collapsed for lack of consensus.
Negotiators from the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and the oil and plastics industries refusing to compromise on the central issue of whether the treaty should mandate a reduction in plastic production or simply encourage nations to improve their waste management.
The U.N.-brokered treaty is close to becoming law, with 52 countries signed on and eight more needed to make it official.
Leaders argue any successful treaty must be built on partnership with and respect for Indigenous communities.
The latest draft text omitted any legally-binding production limits and a dedicated section on chemicals of concern.
Many nations rejected a draft that avoids setting quantitative caps on production, relying on a less stringent approach.
The court's preliminary hearing focused on whether the case is admissible under Swiss law, setting a potential precedent.
Villagers who survived 'lost everything 'in the blink of an eye' and now sleep outside, without food, in urgent need of aid.
A major point of contention is the unprecedented decision by the United States to boycott its human rights review.
The incident in Bulgaria involving the E.C. president's plane was quickly framed as a deliberate act of hybrid warfare.
