UN Member States, including Singapore, made the historic decision to develop an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution — the Global Plastic Treaty.
The Treaty aims to urgently adopt measures that significantly reduce plastic production and consumption, while implementing comprehensive and binding global rules across the entire plastic life cycle, unlocking lasting systemic change across the global plastics economy. It will also mandate countries to meet specific targets that reduce reliance on virgin plastic, or plastic that is produced from brand new resources.
This is a historic step towards protecting marine life, the environment, and humans from the harmful effects of plastic pollution.
In March 2022, UN Member States began talks for a new global treaty on plastic pollution. The first Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee meeting, (INC-1) took place in November 2022 in Uruguay. It showed a promising start with more than 145 countries backing calls for binding global rules and standards to tackle plastic pollution.
Singapore is actively participating in negotiations under the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) for this treaty and WWF-Singapore has been supporting with evidence-based recommendations to ensure the treaty is ambitious and effective enough to truly address the plastic crisis, and end plastic pollution once and for all.
The second negotiation meeting (INC-2) took place in Paris from May 29th to June 2nd, 2023, and this meeting marked a pivotal moment in our ongoing battle against plastic pollution.
The negotiations in Paris have laid a solid foundation for dialogue among governments, and we anticipate the development of an initial “zero draft” (a first draft iteration of the treaty text) of the treaty before the next round of negotiations in Nairobi in November.
With so much at stake, WWF-Singapore is committed to supporting this process in the best way we can, as we believe that a robust global plastic treaty is essential to drive critical change and achieve a plastic-free future.
INC-3 is upcoming in Kenya this November and WWF continues to support governments in furthering the treaty discussions. We are focused on ensuring that the treaty includes clear policy measures that address the entire lifecycle of plastic, from production to disposal.
We also actively engage members of the public, including YOU, to raise awareness about plastic pollution!
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