SEOUL — South Korea talks tough on plastic, but hesitates when it comes to binding global rules. At UN-led treaty negotiations in Geneva this summer, Seoul drew fire for resisting stronger measures to curb plastic pollution — despite President Lee Jae Myung’s pledge just weeks earlier to deliver a national road map for phasing out plastics by 2025. Rather than backing proposals from countries pressing for enforceable commitments, Korea aligned with delegations pushing softer language, arguing it was trying to “break the deadlock.” READ: Treaty talks in South Korea tackles plastic pollution crisis The talks collapsed on Aug. 15 without […]... Keep on reading: Why is going zero-plastic so difficult for South Korea?