The first intergovernmental committee meeting (INC-1) for an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic pollution convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) concluded on December 2 . Know more:
Punta del Este, Uruguay—The first intergovernmental committee meeting for an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic pollution convened by the United Nations Environment Programme concluded on December 2 has the stage for a two-year-long process that could result in one of the most significant multilateral environmental agreements in history.
Few weeks before INC-1, various stakeholders have already coalesced around formations like the industry-led Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty. There is also the Scientists’ Network for an Effective Plastics Treaty composed of multidisciplinary scientists and researchers. There is a need, however, for more participation from global South-based scholars and social scientists to this group.
In her book, “Plastics Unlimited,” University of Warwick’s Alice Mah has written “the capitalist pursuit of unlimited growth is the key problem underlying the plastics crisis.” The book has clearly provided the argument for the clear link of plastic production to climate change as plastics are produced from natural gas, feedstocks derived from natural gas processing, and feedstocks derived from crude oil refining.
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