The resumption of negotiations in mid-August in Geneva did not enable countries to adopt an international treaty to put an end to plastic pollution. The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) was due to culminate in an agreement, following the failure in Busan, South Korea, in December 2024 (see EUROPE B13536A14).
The latest draft text, submitted on 15 August by the Chair of the negotiating committee, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, did not...