Crucial negotiations to finalize the Global Plastics Treaty, often dubbed the “Paris Agreement for Plastics,” have reached a critical juncture in Geneva. The resumed fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) is scheduled to conclude on August 14, 2025, but with just one day left, rifts between member states are widening. A high-ambition bloc including the European Union, Colombia, Kenya, Canada, and several African and Pacific nations has been pushing for caps ...