{"id":13643,"date":"2024-12-08T15:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=13643"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:05:48","slug":"these-3-things-are-standing-in-the-way-of-a-global-plastics-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=13643","title":{"rendered":"These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"


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There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries, or use existing mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The draft treaty text mentions fees or taxes on plastic production, which many delegates felt was essential for raising enough money to implement the global treaty. This is a red line for many plastic producer countries that see any such measure as punitive and imposing an unreasonable cost on trade.<\/p>\n

2. Plastic Production<\/h2>\n

The high-ambition coalition<\/a> cochaired by Rwanda and Norway considers measures to reduce plastic production essential, a position backed by considerable evidence.<\/p>\n

Panama submitted an ambitious proposal<\/a> requiring countries to adopt a global target to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels once the treaty is agreed.<\/p>\n

However, targets for the reduction of plastic production are another red line for oil-rich countries. In the closing plenary, statements on behalf of the like-minded group, and the Arab group and others made it clear that they would not accept any such measures.<\/p>\n

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