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The OECD warns that without change, global plastic production will triple by 2060, worsening ocean pollution and health

Geneva plastic treaty talks stall with no clear way forward

Talks in Geneva on a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution ended without agreement, several delegations said early Friday (15 August), leaving the future of the process uncertain.

By late Thursday, delegates had been waiting for a revised draft text after a coalition of states calling for an ambitious agreement including the European Union, Kenya, Panama a...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

The OECD warns that without change, global plastic production will triple by 2060, worsening ocean pollution and health

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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