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Global plastics treaty talks end without resolution
The latest United Nations Intergovern- mental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) talks around a global plastics treaty to combat pollution collapsed last month in scenes described by some media outlets as “chaotic”. The UN negotiations, the sixth
round of talks in less than three years, were due to end on 14 August but finished prematurely with a group of about 100 nations pushing for curbs on production. Most oil-producing nations view plastics made with fossil fuels as a vital part of their economies and thus want the focus of the treaty to instead be on recycling. “Securing a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution would be a
win for people, the planet, and future generations,” said Benny Mermans, Vice-President Sustainability at CPChem and Chairman of the World Plastics Council. “To achieve this, all parties must recognise that countries and regions face different challenges and have different perspectives. We must not let diverging ambitions get in the way of real-world progress.” Meanwhile, Matt Seaholm, Presi- dent and CEO of the US Plastics Industry Association called the talks a “missed opportunity” and claimed, “there was an unwillingness among some participants to focus on ad- dressing plastic waste, instead pushing approaches that made it
impossible to reach consensus”. Virginia Janssens, Managing
Director at Plastics Europe, added: “We believe the agreement needs measures promoting sustainable production and consumption, effective waste management for the 2.7bn people who currently live without them, and to ensure reporting frameworks that enable a just transi- tion to a circular economy. We want end-of-life plastic to become a circular feedstock and commodity with real value rather than waste that is littered, landfilled or incinerated.” �
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https://plasticseurope.org
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