Ottawa – In response to Minister Guilbeault's declaration „Caps on plastic production may be too complex“ Speaking at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada's plastics and oceans director, said:
„At a time when we need clear leadership from Canada, we see Minister Guilbeault publicly haggling over Canada's position on reducing plastic production. Questioning the validity of production caps. is not only out of sync with the validity of the production cap. Takashi Union Membership not synced what the public wantswhat scientist It calls for Canada's own commitment to protecting biodiversity and keeping temperatures below 1.5 degrees Celsius. As host of the Plastics Treaty negotiations, Canada has a job to do, and that is to fully support strong measures rather than weaken them. ”
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Yesterday, Greenpeace Canada stepped up the pressure on the UN mission. „Plastic factories of the world“ Negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty are taking place right next to the Shaw Center.a peace activist arrested At the same time, it condemns the inaction of world governments and the urgent need for a strong global plastics treaty that addresses the entire lifecycle of plastics and reduces plastic production.
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