The fact that? Negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty have stagnated after almost 100 countries rejected the last draft.
The details Countries such as the EU, the United Kingdom, Colombia and Mexico criticized the text to eliminate production limits and chemical controls, focusing on the management and recycling of waste. The producing nations such as Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran oppose CAPS, creating a dead point just before the deadline.
Why? Impasse underlines an important division between the calls to systemic production cuts and the measures centered on waste backed by the industry, questioning the effectiveness of the treaty.
Fountain: The guardian
