Sector Leaders Chart Course with Recommendations for Forthcoming UN Plastics Treaty Negotiations
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Amidst the escalating global plastic pollution crisis, key stakeholders from across the plastics space, NGOs, policymakers, and the scientific community, have unveiled their recommendations to guide UN negotiations on establishing an international, legally-binding treaty to combat plastic pollution.
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- Amidst the escalating global plastic pollution crisis, key stakeholders from across the plastics space, NGOs, policymakers, and the scientific community, have unveiled their recommendations to guide UN negotiations on establishing an international, legally-binding treaty to combat plastic pollution.
- Delegates at the inaugural Global Plastics Summit in Bangkok propose a raft of solutions to plug gaps in a draft of a Global Plastics Treaty to ensure it is robust enough to tackle the plastics crisis.
- Incorporating Key Voices: Stakeholders from Global South and SIDS countries to be given a prominent voice in the negotiations, including the upcoming INC-3.
- Charles Goddard, Editorial Director at Economist Impact and Chief Moderator at the Global Plastics Summit, said: "These recommendations underscore the critical importance of engaging all stakeholders in the development of the UN Plastics Treaty.