Countries fail to reach agreement at U.N. plastic pollution talks in South Korea
Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong meeting in Busan early Monday without an agreement, pushing talks to another session next year.
An analysis by the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL) found that 220 lobbyists had registered for INC-5.
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Oil-rich nations and high-ambition countries were in deadlock with just hours to go at the negotiations in Busan, South Korea.
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