Canada

OTTAWA - Canadian officials negotiating a global treaty on plastic pollution at the United Nations say they didn't push other countries to adopt a cap on plastic production.

The sixth round of talks wrapped up in Geneva today without consensus on a legally-binding international treaty.

The negotiations started in 2022 and Canada has been instrumental in bringing countries to the table, having hosted the fourth round of talks in 2024.

In a technical briefing today, Environment Canada officials said they know that many countries are opposed to a production cap — so Canada didn't press the issue.

Reuters reported last week that the United States was circulating a memo to other countries urging them to reject any treaty which imposes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives.

Canadian officials said Friday that they saw no such memo.