Plastics Treaty Talks End in ‘Abject Failure’ as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress By Jake Johnson Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/plastics-treaty-talks-end-in-abject-failure-as-us-other-big-oil-allies-sabotage-progress/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sexual_Exploitation_Abuse_at_UN_Reveals_Significant_Underreporting_Climate_Change_Breaking_the_Journ "The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist. NEW YORK, Aug 18 2025 (IPS) - Negotiators in Geneva adjourned what was expected to be the final round of plastics treaty negotiations on Friday without reaching an agreement, a failure that environmentalists blamed on the Trump-led United States, Saudi Arabia, and other powerful nations that opposed any effort to curb plastic production—the primary driver of a worsening global pollution crisis. Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service --