The INC-5 conference, which attracted worldwide attention, ended in Busan, South Korea, on December 1, local time. Unfortunately, the conference failed to reach a global convention on plastics.

On the morning of November 25, local time, the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) opened in Busan, South Korea. More than 1,400 negotiators from 178 UN Member States, as well as more than 2,300 representatives from intergovernmental organizations, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the media attended.