Talks in Geneva to draft a global treaty to end plastic pollution have stalled. The deadlock is between the European Union and Like-Minded Countries led by Saudi Arabia, mainly over linking funding to plastic production cuts.

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• Geneva negotiations face deadlock on plastic treaty
• EU refuses finance talks without production cut discussion
• LMC, led by Saudi Arabia, prioritises waste management over cuts
• India warns production cuts could harm economy
• US urges rejection of production-limiting treaty
• OECD: plastic production could triple by 2060
• Plastic waste expected to triple; 44m tonnes to leak into environment
• Less than 20% of plastic waste recycled by 2060
• Plastics cause 3.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions
• Final day of talks, agreement still uncertain