Paris, France, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - New plastic treaty document criticised for weaker ambition

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2026-08-11

A new document attempting to resuscitate a floundering global plastics treaty suggests that negotiations are trending in a less ambitious direction, a leading scientific expert told AFP on Tuesday. Talks to strike the world's first treaty addressing humanity's ever-growing tide of plastic pollution fell apart in August 2025 after opposition from oil-producing nations. The first public document since that collapse was released quietly on the weeke......

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