On December 1, 2024, the fifth negotiations on the new global plastic treaty to end the plastic contamination (or INC-5) completed in Busan, Korea, was considered the last round of the last negotiations, but the dialogue was eventually expanded.
We know that ambitious plastic treaties that protect health, biodiversity and climate are urgently needed. There is a summary of the highlights of the talks, including why we have not been out of meeting with the treaty.
1. We conveyed your voice (and face) to the world leaders.
Greenpeace International, along with Frontline activists, escapes from the plastic with the WWF poet Nikita Gill, and is a member of the Senator Jeff Mercley and Rwanda Environment Management Authority. We delivered our group petitions signed by people.
There was a petition It is delivered to Earth It symbolizes millions of people around the world who have cut plastic production for the past two years.
Then, for the start of the talks, Greenpeace East Asia Seoul worked with artists and activists Dan Archer to send a bold message to the government that had made a bigger eye than the treaty meeting of BUSAN. #Wearewatching! that The flag consists of thousands of portraits. Millions of signatures around the world.
2. The fossil fuel industry worked hard to derive everything.
After the first negotiations, the oil -producing country and the petrochemical industry used their power to waste their precious time. This meeting is no exception. 220 Possil fuel and chemical industrial lobbyists are registered to attend the INC-5The highest in negotiations on plastic treaties so far.
This is the best of 196 lobbyists. Analysis by the International Environmental Law Center (CIEL) At the last meeting. It is 3 to 1 than the union of scientists for effective plastic treaties, and the cocus of the indigenous people is almost 9 to 1.
3. More than 100 countries woke up for ambition.
In a positive aspect, thanks to the great promotion of Greenpeace and our allies, more than 100 member states, including Canada, who represent billions of people, have signed a declaration that supports meaningful treaties, including the goal of reducing global plastic production. These countries are literally a leading negotiator of Panama Show’s star Juan Carlos Monterrey wore a symbolic hat and showed strength in the room.:
“This is a fight for survival… . Plastic is a weapon of mass destruction. ”
This was a big moment in the treaty process, and now we provide the driving force and clear promise that we will be responsible for all the nations in Canada and all of these countries as we continue this process. It significantly reduces plastic production, secures strong treaties centered on indigenous people’s rights and knowledge, guarantees a just and comprehensive shift to the future of the community and group that are affected by all affected communities and groups, and finally removes harmful chemicals and plastic lives.
4. Civil society was locked
Many of the most important meetings to determine whether we have meaningful treaties without the participation of observers arose behind the closed doors. This means that civil society organizations, indigenous rights holders, scientists and other people have no visibility in negotiations.
This not only restricts responsibility for the member states and speaks other words, but also robs the delegation of the country with little resources of support for civil society. This is completely unfair and ridiculous, and we will fight hard so that it does not happen again.
5. We have prevented weak treaties from signing
Lastly, we did not come out with plastic treaties, but INC-5 had a real danger of having a weak treaty to please a small number of blocked countries and fossil fuel industry supporters. But thanks to the strong pressure, the member states were in the world to reject a teeth without to achieve anything and devote themselves to ambitious treaties. Now it’s time for them to keep this promise and to provide powerful treaties for people and planets!
Plastic production worsen the climate crisis and triples by 2050. We know that we cannot escape this crisis. We need to make less plastic! That’s why we need to reduce plastic production at least 75% by 2040. Powerful global plastic treaties must be responsible for large pollutants and protect climate, health and common families. Head to Inc-5.2!
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Sarah King is a senior theme strategist of Greenpeace Canada.
Sam Chetan-Welsh is a senior policy advisor to Greenpeace’s plastic free future campaign.
