Busan, South Korea, Nov 24, 2024 (AFP) - 'Crucial week': make-or-break plastic pollution treaty talks begin

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2024-11-24

A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opens on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations warning nations not to miss a "once-in-a-generation opportunity". Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that it has been found in clouds, the deepest ocean trenches and even in human breastmilk. And while almost everyone agrees it is a problem, there is less consensus on how to solve it. Nations have just a week in South......

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