Global environmental governance at a crossroads
Summary
Global negotiations on a binding plastics treaty face deadlock while Hindu Kush Himalaya parliamentarians call for regional cooperation on climate and biodiversity issues.
Key Points
- International treaty negotiations on plastic pollution ended without agreement due to disputes over legally binding production limits.
- Over 100 nations in the High Ambition Coalition support limiting plastic production, opposed by fossil fuel-producing countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran.
- Parliamentarians from eight Hindu Kush Himalaya nations met in Kathmandu to commit to cooperation on climate, biodiversity, and air pollution.
- The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development highlighted the region's $740 billion annual need for climate adaptation and mitigation investments.
