Plastic pollution treaty negotiators fail to reach agreeement [Video]

Canada was disappointed negotiators failed to reach a deal on a global treaty to end plastics pollution, Environment Minster Steven Guilbeault said, though he remained hopeful an agreement could still be struck with talks set to resume next year.

Talks by the negotiating committee in South Korea, scheduled to end Sunday, were supposed to be the fifth and final round of negotiations on the world’s first international treaty to address the plastic pollution crisis. 

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As the clock wound down on negotiations, countries were still at an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the total plastic on Earth and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastic. Negotiators made plans to resume talks in 2025.

Despite the deadlock, Guilbeault said a deal was still within reach. 

“I think we ran out …