Global Plastic Treaty Talks Expose Divide Between Ambition and Industry Interests

As negotiations in Geneva on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution reach their climax, the inability of governments to confront the exponential growth of plastic production reveals a deeper struggle between national sovereignty and entrenched globalist business interests. The proposed treaty draft sidesteps any binding limits on plastic output or the toxic chemicals involved, focusing instead on broadly agreeable but superficial measures like redesigning recyclable products and improving waste management.Why Are Powerful Interests Blocking Real Solutions?This deadlock is no accident. Oil and gas-producing nations, whose economic engines depend heavily on plastic manufacture, alongside the plastics industry lobby, are pushing...