Delegates to a weeklong U.N.-brokered summit in Paris unanimously agreed to move ahead to the next phase of negotiations by preparing a "zero draft" international treaty for ending plastic waste globally.
The summit concluded on Saturday with more than 700 delegates from 169 nations approving the creation of a draft global plastic pollution treaty ahead of the next round of negotiations at a Nairobi summit in November. Officials hope the final text will be adopted at a conference in mid-2025.