South Africa Stands Firm On Ending Plastic Pollution, Despite Global Treaty Setback

Action needed on plastic additives linked to sperm decline, experts warn

Amid collapse of global pollution treaty, scientists highlight environmental factors causing fertility crisisAction must be taken to curb the use of plastic additives linked to plummeting sperm counts, a leading reproductive scientist has warned, as splits over chemical regulation contributed to the collapse of a crucial treaty on plastic pollution.Across the world, sperm counts have been declining at a rate of about 1% a year for the past 50 ye…

South Africa Stands Firm On Ending Plastic Pollution, Despite Global Treaty Setback

[SAnews.gov.za] The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) session in Geneva, which aimed to deliver a binding global treaty on plastic pollution, ended without agreement on a global plastics treaty due to divisions between nations and procedural shortcomings.

Plastics Treaty Talks End in 'Abject Failure' as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress

Plastic waste washes ashore in the Maldives archipelago. Credit: UNDP   "The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist.By Jake JohnsonNEW YORK, Aug 18 2025 (IPS) Negotiators in Geneva adjourned what was expected to be the final round of plastics treaty negotiations on Friday without reaching an agreement, a failu…