Global leaders gather in Paris to tackle plastic pollution crisis.

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics, a United Nations committee, is meeting in Paris to develop the first international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Over 2,000 participants from nearly 200 countries are attending the meeting, which is the second of five due to take place to complete negotiations by the end of 2024. The treaty could focus on human health and the environment, with limits on plastic production and restrictions on some of the chemicals used in plastics, or it could have a more limited scope to address plastic waste and scale up recycling.