Luis Vayas Valdivieso (center), chair of the global plastic pollution treaty negotiations, discusses the draft with committee members. (Photo: Florian Fussstetter/ UNEP)
After an eleven-day marathon negotiation, the United Nations’ global plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva concluded around 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 15. Although Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso extended proceedings and urgently presented a second revised draft, the committee failed to reach consensus, ending the session abruptly. RECCESSARY analyzes the changes in those draft proposals and examines the stances of oil-producing nations, major plastic-consuming countries, and environmental groups.
