The US no longer supports capping plastic production in UN treaty

Grist
By Joseph WintersNov 18, 2024, 6:44 pm36 pts
The Biden administration has backtracked from supporting a cap on plastic production as part of the United Nations’ global plastics treaty. According to representatives from five environmental organizations, White House staffers told representatives of advocacy groups in a closed-door meeting last week that…

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