Plastic pollution: 'Intense' UN talks leave world short on time to agree historic treaty

Michael Holder
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INC-4 chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso | Credit: IISD / ENB / Kiara Worth
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INC-4 chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso | Credit: IISD / ENB / Kiara Worth

Latest round of UN talks to finalise treaty to end plastic pollution worldwide draw to a close in Ottawa with pockets of progress but much still to play for

The latest round of crunch UN talks to deliver a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution worldwide have drawn to a close in Canada, with observers warning numerous divisions far from being resolved despite...

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