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Burning issue: Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso at the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution. Photo: Anthony Wallace/AFP
BUSAN PLASTICS NEGOTIATIONS

Fossil fuel and chemical lobbyists dominate global plastic treaty talks

Environmental groups warn of industry obstruction in global plastic treaty negotiations

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
Plastic is useful; it can be moulded into different forms for a variety of uses. It is also fairly cheap to make. But its harms are ubiquitous. (Sustainable Seas Trust)
COLUMNS

Global plastic pollution treaty talks to take shape in South Korea

Plastic is a useful product but it causes immense environmental problems

  • Ozayr Patel
4 min read