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As Countries Reel From a Dizzying Climate Summit, All Eyes Turn to Plastic Negotiations

Inside Climate News · By Kiley Price · last updated
Countries are convened in South Korea to finalize a global treaty for curbing plastic pollution.

By Kiley Price

The sun has set on the 29th United Nations climate summit (COP29), which brought representatives from nearly 200 nations together in Azerbaijan. But frustration and disappointment at the conference’s outcomes lingers among many environmentalists and world leaders, particularly from developing countries.