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UN Plastics Treaty Talks Stall in Geneva as Oil States Block Production Caps

Petrochemical lobbyists outnumbered most delegations, blocking binding caps despite UNEP warnings that recycling alone cannot curb escalating plastic pollution.

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In Genf sind die Verhandlungen über ein UN-Abkommen gegen Plastikmüll am Donnerstag ins Stocken geraten. Es gebe "keine Fortschritte", hieß es aus Verhandlungskreisen jener Länder, die sich für eine ehrgeizige Vereinbarung starkmachen.
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Overview

  • Negotiators from 184 countries remain deadlocked in Geneva after talks collapsed over binding production limits for plastics.
  • A group of oil-exporting nations, including Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran, blocked any mandatory caps on new plastic output.
  • UNEP Director Inger Andersen warned that recycling alone cannot stop the projected three-fold rise in plastic waste over the next 35 years and urged a systemic shift.
  • Greenpeace UK data show that 220 industry lobbyists, including 21 from Dow Chemical, inundated the Busan session to steer talks away from production restrictions.
  • UNCTAD statistics indicate that 436 million tonnes of plastic were produced in 2023 and that three-quarters of all plastics ever made are now waste.