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UN Plastic Conference: Why the climate needs an ambitious conclusion

In Geneva, countries are currently negotiating a global plastic pollution treaty. While fossil fuel-dependent countries block a global treaty, frontrunner countries could also achieve progress with a “plastic club.” How rising plastic production is depleting global CO₂ budgets and what stands in the way of an agreement.

14. August 2025
Protest campaign at the UN Plastic Conference in Geneva. (IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire)

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Last updated: 14. August 2025