gatineau — Greenpeace Canada It was delivered This morning, we filed a petition with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) calling for a strong UN Plastics Convention.The petition was signed by approximately 50,000 people more than canada 2 million people World wide.
in advance of 4th round At negotiations (INC-4) hosted by the Government of Canada in Ottawa from April 23 to 29, activists brought banners and messages in large cutouts from plastic bottles to Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault, calling for a strong global plastics treaty. and environmental protection. The end of the plastic era.
“Gone are the romantic days when lonely glass bottles washed up on shore, containing distant messages. Today, the coastline is lined with plastic bottles like the cutouts we brought to ECCC. It has a message from the planet that resonates with more than 2 million people: „End the era of plastic.“ said Brandon Way, communications director for Greenpeace Canada's Oceans and Plastics Campaign..
Greenpeace's petition calls for strong legal binding, including reducing plastic production and use, championing justice centers and indigenous rights, and a just transition to a zero-waste, low-carbon, reuse-based future. It outlines the priority demands of a powerful agreement.Greenpeace promotes minimal activity 75 percent cut Reduce plastic production by 2040 to keep the climate below 1.5°C and protect human health, rights and ecosystems.
The talks in Ottawa will be the penultimate meeting before final negotiations take place in Busan, South Korea, in November.
„Minister Guilbeault is well aware of the high stakes in Canada hosting the next round of treaty negotiations, and there is growing global support for Canada to stand up at this critical moment for the planet. I want Minister Guilbeault to know this.“ said Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada's Oceans and Plastics Campaign Manager. “Canada must work together bilaterally to defend a truly impactful treaty, and if governments are willing to tackle plastic pollution, they must also be willing to reduce plastic production.” We need to send a clear signal.”
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