Ottawa – Late on Monday night, the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) for the Global Plastics Treaty concluded that, despite strong support from governments, the intersessional work continued to focus on plastic production and polymer production. The meeting ended because governments could not agree on the inclusion of the reference. States, scientists and civil society organizations.While Canada supported There was an in-principle proposal from Rwanda to add production cuts to the intersessional work, but that country and various other high-ambition coalition governments did not pursue it during the meeting. Final plenary sessionyields a compromised result.
Sarah King, head of plastics and oceans at Greenpeace Canada and a member of the Greenpeace delegation at INC-4, said:
“As host country, Canada was unable to ensure that INC-4 concluded a clear path towards a global plastics treaty that ends plastic pollution at the point of origin, at the point of production. The agreement prioritizes the interests of the industry and does not reflect the views of Minister Guilbeault's government. Involved publicly, raising concerns about Canada's readiness to compromise on the ambitions needed to solve the plastics crisis. Looking ahead to her INC-5 in South Korea, the lessons Canada learned are: the public wantsscientists call out, And the world desperately needs it. ”
Graham Forbes, Head of Greenpeace's Global Plastics Treaty Negotiating Delegation and Global Plastics Campaign Leader at Greenpeace USA, said:
“The world is on fire and member states are wasting time and opportunities. Some progress has been made thanks to the continued efforts of countries such as Rwanda, Peru, and signatories to the agreement. bridge to busan Declaration to promote the reduction of plastic production. However, the outcome was a compromise that ignored the need to reduce plastic production, moving us further away from the treaty that science and justice demand. People are harmed every day by plastic production, yet countries listen more to petrochemical lobbyists than to health scientists. Any child can tell you that we can't solve the plastic crisis unless we stop producing tons of plastic. The whole world is watching, and especially if the so-called „High Hopes Coalition“ countries don't take action between now and Busan's INC5, the deal they're likely to get is a deal that ExxonMobil and ExxonMobil have created. It will be a meaningful agreement. their attendants.
„We are headed for disaster and time is running out. We need a global plastics treaty that reduces plastic production and eliminates single-use plastics. We don't have time to waste on approaches that don't solve the problem.“
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Note to editors:
Sunday, Greenpeace Canada held up a banner Delegates from around the world met this week on the Mackenzie King Bridge, right next to the Shaw Center, to negotiate the Global Plastics Treaty. Last week, Greenpeace Canada also submitted the following report: „Plastic factories of the world“ We went to the door of the show center and called on representatives from all over the world to reduce the production of plastic, and the results were as follows: arrest A story about a peace activist.
Recent analysis It has been revealed that 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered for the plastics treaty negotiations in Ottawa, representing a 37% increase since INC-3. the study A study commissioned by Greenpeace Canada in 2024 found that Canadian government lobbying activities There was a sharp increase before and during the last plastics treaty negotiations. The increase in lobbying on plastics is mainly due to three actors: and the Canadian Chemical Industry Association, which is also a registered lobbyist for Dow Chemical, Imperial Oil, and INC-4.
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