Nations warn of deadlock at landmark plastic pollution talks 

BUSAN, Nov 30: Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world's first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.

Nearly 200 countries are in South Korea's Busan for negotiations on a deal to curb plastic pollution.

But efforts to reach the landmark agreement are locked over several key sticking points, particularly reducing production and phasing out chemicals believed or known to harm human health.
Over 100 countries back those measures, and insist a treaty without them will fail to solve the pollution crisis.    —AFP