US EditionCountries under pressure to finalise UN plastic pollution treaty as talks resume
- More than a thousand participants, comprising researchers and representatives from the petrochemical industry, are convening this week in Geneva for the sixth session of talks on establishing a worldwide plastics agreement.
- The treaty seeks to create enforceable regulations to eliminate plastic pollution, but resistance from oil-exporting nations and the Trump administration poses a significant obstacle to efforts aimed at restricting the production of new plastic materials.
- A newly established National Planning Working Group aims to assist countries in transforming their treaty obligations into effective, well-organized national strategies by offering reliable and experienced guidance.
- Experts warn that plastic production will triple by 2060 without intervention, harming oceans, human health, and climate, while Philippe Bolo urged avoiding a weak treaty focused only on waste management.
- Delegates emphasize that national strategies are essential for the treaty's effectiveness, while some supporters suggest that if necessary, a vote or an alternative arrangement involving only the most committed countries might be considered as a final option.
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Nations will try again on plan to confront world's 'spiraling' plastic pollution mess
Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet.
Negotiators from around 180 countries are making a new start in Geneva for a global agreement to reduce plastic waste. Greenpeace said in advance that the chance has never been so great to contain the plastic flood at the source. Plastics Europe, the association of European plastic producers, promoted a strong agreement at Deutschlandfunk, but sees the focus not on the containment of plastic itself, but rather on the handling of the waste.
Global Plastics Treaty Talks Set To Resume In Geneva - Canadian Plastics
Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/Eddy Drmwn Eight months after failing to reach a consensus, the global plastics treaty talks led by the United Nations (UN) will resume in Geneva, Switzerland on Aug. 5. For 10 days from Aug. 5 to Aug. 14, delegations from 179 countries will participate as they meet at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, alongside an estimated 1,900 other participants from 618 observer organizations including scientists, environmentalists…
This new state of affairs is published on the eve of the resumption of discussions in Geneva to conclude the first global treaty on plastic pollution.
Global ‘plastic crisis’ costing $1.5 trillion per year in human health impacts: Report
As global consumption grows, the world is facing a “plastic crisis” that only seems to be worsening, according to a report published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday, Aug. 4. “Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health,” the study’s authors said, adding that plastics' ill effects impact everyone of every age, even before they’re born. How big of an issue is plastic production and consumption? …
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