US EditionGroups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down
Negotiators face opposition from oil-producing nations as environmental and Indigenous leaders push for limits on plastic production in a treaty addressing pollution and health risks.
- In the final days of UN talks, environmental and Indigenous leaders held signs Tuesday in Geneva, urging nations to agree on a strong plastic pollution treaty.
- Amid rising evidence of health risks, nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, with a Mexico–Switzerland proposal targeting problematic products.
- Tuesday’s sessions are ‘very intense’ as Camila Zepeda, lead negotiator for Mexico, said, and Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez urged countries to prioritize citizens over big oil.
- Amid debate, powerful oil-producing nations are strongly opposed to including plastic production limits, while Panama pushes for caps, and Monterrey Gomez said ‘We’re going to be pushing until the end.’
- With talks nearing conclusion, Zepeda said there’s an appetite to finish, and the treaty is critical for public health at Geneva.
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Groups try to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down
Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs on Tuesday in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva, where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place, asking nations to show courage and agree to a strong treaty.
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Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down
Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place.
A reduced supply of virgin plastic, regulations for harmful chemicals, and a ban on intentionally added microplastics are among the priorities of outgoing State Secretary Thierry Aartsen (Environment) at a UN summit on plastics in Geneva on Wednesday. "We will do everything we can to finalize this treaty this week," the VVD minister said in a statement.
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