It’s great that a treaty is in the works, and here’s hoping that something is agreed to and there is progress, however small… but the headline using terms like “a juddering halt” is quite hyperbolic given the context of what is actually written.

Weighty, determined opposition to radical measures comes from a powerful minority of plastic-producing countries including China, India and the US. And companies that have obstructed action on global heating are mobilising. Ninety-nine per cent of plastics are made with fossil fuels and the industry is determined to expand their production to offset what it is losing to clean sources of energy.

Yeah… this is dead in the water with those three not signing on.