Ottawa, Canada, April 23, 2024 – Greenpeace International and the Descendants Project said in a press conference today that a global treaty to reduce plastic production and end single-use plastic pollution is still within reach and governments must do everything in their power to ensure it. He said that he has an obligation to do his best. Campaigners and activists in affected communities say member countries must reduce plastic production and eliminate single-use plastics at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) meeting in Ottawa this week. He said there was a need to ensure an ambitious global plastics treaty.
Greenpeace International calls on INC-4 member states to:
- Make sure you have the option. Global goal to reduce production of primary plastic polymers It is left in the text. If we start serious negotiations on the text, there is a risk that ambitious countries will make concessions to malicious countries in this area.
- Please check it Reduce, reuse and refill goals Retained as an option within the text.
- Given the slow progress so far, Member States need to move into practical action. Negotiating the text of the treaty. The first step is for states to work to integrate the many options into a revised zero draft, and for states to submit documents during the session, such as conference room papers (CRPs) with specific proposals. Are expected.
- Please make sure there is. Obligated to prepare the first draft of the text of the treatythis was one of the failures of INC-3 held last November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Highlighting Canada's role as host country for this round of talks, Sarah King, Greenpeace Canada Oceans and Plastics Campaign Manager; Said:
„As host nation, Canada can provide leadership by setting the right tone for future negotiations and working with other ambitious countries to advocate for the strongest possible measures. Bold Action Now is the time for Canada to listen and move us towards the impactful plastics treaty outcomes that people and the planet so desperately need. .”
Joe Banner of The Descendants Project; Said:
“As a resident of Cancer Alley, Louisiana, I have first-hand experience of the devastating health and environmental impacts of plastic production on frontline communities. It is a continuation of our nation's deadly tradition of enriching others at the expense of low-income communities of color, reminiscent of my enslaved ancestors.“
Early this month, Greenpeace International poll report Eight out of 10 people said they supported reducing plastic production. The survey, carried out in 19 countries, also shows overwhelming public support for measures aimed at eliminating single-use plastics and promoting reuse-based solutions.
Marian Ledesma, Greenpeace Southeast Asia Zero Waste Campaigner – PhilippinesSaid:
“People want a livable planet free of plastic pollution and that is what the Global Plastics Treaty needs to deliver. , climate impacts are increasing, disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable and the Global South. This treaty shows that the world recognizes what is at stake: to maintain a livable planet and a fair future for all, this treaty will end plastic production by 2040. We must reduce it by 75% and move to a reuse-based economy.”
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