What happens next after the plastic treaty negotiations fail once again?

Plastic in the sea

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Bold action may now be needed to secure agreement on plastic pollution

The latest efforts to craft a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution have ended in ignominious failure once again (see p8). The gulf between the so-called high ambition countries and those with less lofty goals was simply too great to bridge this time. This isn’t the end of efforts to secure an agreement, but whether the differences that scuppered the latest negotiations can be overcome remains to be seen.