Negotiating delegations for a while Global Agreement Against Plastic Pollution, The EU, which has just completed the third of the five-year session in Nairobi (Kenya) until 2024, is still unable to achieve results. And this is because petrochemical industry pressuresThis puts obstacles in the way of reducing the production of these materials, which is the only effective way to greatly reduce waste generation.
This was reported by numerous civil and conservation agencies participating in this third round of negotiations, and these companies “jeopardize negotiations “Global Plastics Agreement”.
The aim of this summit was to reach agreement on the general axes of the future final agreement, which should be reached in the fifth and final round of negotiations, scheduled for the end of next year. But, It was not possible to agree on a minimum text, Given the different positions between countries that advocate much more modest solutions and those that want a more ambitious agreement.
Meetings sponsored by the United Nations,Trying to reach a detailed and legally binding agreement This includes concrete measures for the entire life cycle of plastic.
“After seven days of negotiations, the third meeting missed the opportunity to lay the foundations for the ambitious work, which includes setting targets, action strategies and timetables for the global reduction in plastic production, as well as monitoring and control mechanisms for global reduction targets.” He announced those responsible for the Free Plastic coalition.
This organization, which brings together many experts and activists against plastic pollution, states: “Member States still have the opportunity to achieve one of the most important environmental agreements in history by the end of 2024”, but only two more rounds of negotiations remain. They say these meetings “should establish a robust conflict of interest policy and rethink how countries that deliberately obstruct the negotiation process should be treated.”
143 chemical and fossil fuel industry lobby groups attended Nairobi meeting
“Fossil fuel and petrochemical lobbies must be held accountable and must not interfere in negotiations”said Diane Beaumenay-Joannet from Surfrides Foundation Europe.
Jacob Kean-Hammerson, head of the UK Environmental Investigation Agency, said the final stage of the agreement “looks complicated”. “It is vital that the most assertive countries stand firm against attempts by some of the world’s leading oil producers to undermine the process,” he said.
A meeting full of plastic advocates
Civil organizations condemned this There were 143 chemical and fossil fuel industry lobby groups At the Nairobi meeting, this represents a 36% increase compared to the previous congress. Representatives of petrochemical industry lobby groups say it is “significantly higher than the 38 participants of the Coalition of Scientists for an Effective Agreement on Plastics.”
Countries involved in this sector support the adoption by each country of the strategy to reduce pollution created by this material according to its own specific needs and problems. call instead The Ambition Coalition of nations demanding stronger solutions demands a common binding agreement for the entire planetWith the same criteria and demands to reduce plastic production as much as possible.
At this meeting, the following decision was made: The next round of negotiations will be held in Ottawa (Canada). It will be held in April 2024, and the last and final one will be held in Busan (Republic of Korea) in November of the same year.
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