Overview
- Negotiators left Geneva on August 15 without adopting a treaty, as talks concluded in deadlock.
- A late synthesis text removed binding limits on virgin plastic production and omitted any controls on toxic additives, provoking widespread rejection.
- High-ambition countries pressed for enforceable lifecycle measures while major petrochemical producers and industry delegates sought a non-binding focus on redesign, recycling and waste management.
- President Luis Vayas Valdivieso postponed the plenary for further consultations, but divisions endured and no revised draft won support.
- More than 230 accredited petrochemical lobbyists drew criticism for influencing the weaker text, and no date has been set to resume negotiations.