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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world's spiraling plastic pollution crisis
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, AUG 5 – Negotiators aim to finalize a treaty addressing plastic production, recycling, and waste management as global plastic output exceeds 400 million tons annually, UNEP data shows.
- On August 5, delegates from 179 countries began a 10-day session in Geneva to negotiate INC-5.2, aiming for a binding plastics treaty.
- Following a 2022 agreement, negotiators hit a wall in Busan last December when oil-producing states blocked consensus.
- Research highlights severe ecosystem and economic damages; global plastic production and health-related losses underscore the crisis.
- Amid growing urgency, Vayas Valdivieso told negotiators from 180 countries `We are facing a global crisis` on Tuesday, urging immediate action.
- Looking ahead, plastic production must fall by at least 12 to 19%, as only 9% of plastic is recycled, according to Melanie Bergmann.
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Exclusive-Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives at the start of U.N. plastic treaty talks in Geneva, according to a memo and communications seen by Reuters. Read full story
Mediapart has identified more than a hundred industrial representatives accredited to follow ongoing talks in Geneva in order to establish a global agreement against the scourge of plastic.
Plastic pollutes the environment and is already found in human brains. Negotiations on a UN agreement against plastic waste have now begun in Geneva, Switzerland. So far, the oil producing countries in particular have blocked such an agreement.
Nations Meet in Geneva in a Final Push to End Plastic Pollution - Inside Climate News
U.N. negotiators have 10 days to craft a global plastic treaty. Environmental advocates say reaching an agreement to cap production is key, but industry and petrostates are pushing back.By Liza GrossDelegates from 184 countries met in Geneva Tuesday to resume negotiations in the last scheduled opportunity to halt the escalating plastic pollution crisis through a legally binding global agreement.
Nations Gather in Geneva to Again Confront the World's Spiraling Plastic Pollution Crisis
Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time negotiators are meeting and they hope the last. A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, with […]
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