‘Informal’ talks to save plastic pollution treaty


Delegates from around 20 countries will hold three days of “informal” talks in Japan aimed at salvaging efforts towards a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution.

Supposedly final talks in South Korea in 2024 towards an agreement failed, and a renewed effort in Geneva last August likewise collapsed in overtime.

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