The mandate, titled “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument,” sets the stage for governments to negotiate a comprehensive and legally binding treaty that will cover measures along the entire life cycle of plastic. In addition, the mandate will serve to guide the development of the treaty itself, which an International Negotiating Committee (INC) will be tasked with drafting by the end of 2024.
As countries enter the negotiation phase towards a global plastics treaty, the pressure from civil society will be instrumental to ensure that:
• The ambition of the mandate is preserved and made tangible
• The process includes meaningful and diverse public participation
• The resulting treaty creates more equitable systems to both prevent and stop plastic pollution.
The first Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee meeting is happening in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from 28 November to 2 December. Dozens of BFFP members are expected to attend the meeting. Follow #PlasticsTreaty for updates.
📣We need you!📣
Sign the Petition to the US to support a strong Global Plastics Treaty!
Despite the evidence gathered over recent decades that plastic pollution is harmful to both the environment and human health, the plastics industry expects to continue growing in the coming years. It's time to #turnofftheplastictap!
Who can sign?
Anybody! The USA is an important player on the global stage and its influence reaches many other nations!
Why the USA?
The US is a powerful country and has a lot of industry lobbyists. We need to make sure they listen to the people on this issue, not those who benefit from making more plastics. The US has a history (ahem all the Climate conferences) of limiting ambition. We want them to up their game!
In the first round of negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty, the USA supported weak national goals and demanded very little from industry. The US is a powerful economic player with highly influential industry stakeholders. They play a key role in developing a #PlasticsTreaty.
We need to show the USA that global citizens both within and beyond its borders expect more! The US needs to support strong regulatory measures for the Treaty to be effective on a scale that will reduce absolute production and mitigate climate change.
Sign today! #Linkinbio
Use your voice! Adding your name to a petition is an easy way to take a stand for an issue.
You can petition your local government to start more zero waste initiatives like composting!
You can sign global petitions for international laws, like our petition for the US to be a strong player in the Global Plastics Treaty! (#linkinbio) 😉
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And while switching to a bamboo toothbrush might be a start, only a ✨STRONG✨ Global Plastics Treaty can truly plug the plastic pipeline. ADD YOUR VOICE >> LINK IN BIO <<
pssst, did you know: fossil fuel companies are plotting to INCREASE single-use plastic production? Oil & gas profits are depending on an expansion to the plastic pipeline: if their scheme continues unchecked, plastic production will double within the next 10-15 years, and triple by 2050.
No bamboo toothbrush is a match for that level of 🦹🏻♂️ 👿
And that's bad news for the climate, too: the greenhouse gas emissions generated by plastic will soon gobble up 15% of the global carbon budget, fuelling the climate crisis and poisoning vulnerable communities.
A Global Plastics Treaty has the potential to address single-use plastic across its lifespan to:
🚯 keep oil and gas in the ground to protect our climate
🚯 accelerate a switch to refill and reuse systems which will cut single-use plastic production
🚯 hold countries accountable for managing their own waste and end waste colonialism
🚯 ensure governments enact a just transition for workers, and prioritize the health of the most affected communities
But only if world leaders get it right, and ignore the fossil fuel lobbyists that are trying to derail progress.
🦸♀️ We must be louder: ADD YOUR VOICE for a strong Global Plastics Treaty that will end the era of toothbrushes filling up the seas 🦸♀️ >> LINK IN BIO <<
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Only a Global Plastics Treaty can clean up this spill. Add your voice to the petition >> LINK IN BIO <<
Plastics = Fossil Fuels. And as demand for fossil fuels goes down, the industry is using plastic production as a way to ramp up. Oil & gas profits are depending on an expansion to the plastic pipeline: if their scheme continues unchecked, plastic production will double within the next 10-15 years, and triple by 2050.
And that's bad news for the climate, too: the greenhouse gas emissions generated by plastic will soon gobble up 15% of the global carbon budget, fuelling the climate crisis and poisoning vulnerable communities.
The Global Plastics Treaty has been called the most significant environmental deal since the 2015 Paris Accord. What makes it so special?
Unlike piecemeal bans and regulations implemented in isolation, this is an opportunity for countries to create a legally binding, global set of rules for addressing our plastic problem across its lifecycle – from its inception as fossil fuels, to its deception as recyclable materials.
A Global Plastics Treaty could plug the plastic pipeline for good. Let's send a message: we want an END to the The Plasticene. ADD YOUR VOICE >> LINK IN BIO <<
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeFuture #PlasticFree #PlasticsTreaty #RefuseSingleUse #PlasticBan #Plasticene #PlasticBan #Plastic #Plastics #SingleUsePlastic #PackageFree #PlasticCollective #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #PlasticPollution #ZeroPlasticWaste #BeatPlasticPollution
Plastic is a big part of all our lives. It’s used to make most of the items we own and use on a day to day basis.
The problem comes when we decide to throw that plastic away. Of the 6.3bn tonnes of plastic waste produced since the 1950s only 9% has been recycled and another 12% incinerated.
Sadly most of our plastic waste finds its way into the ocean. Approximately 8 million pieces a day. 12 million tonnes per year 🤯
Recycling simply isn’t enough! We need to make a huge change to our plastic production and consumption before we all literally drown in a sea of plastic!
greenpeaceuk are calling for a Global Plastics Treaty to address this problem and put the world on a path towards a plastic free future.
Show your support by signing their petition today: https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/global-plastic-treaty
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Plastic is EVERYWHERE. In less than 100 years of production, it has worked its way into every corner of the planet.
It is time to say enough is enough. We need our governments to understand that the vast majority of people want real action that will drastically reduce plastics production and use, keep oil in the ground, and finally end the age of plastic.
#PlasticsTreaty #BlackFriday #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Plastic #EndOil
Appreciation post to these guys whom I had the pleasure to work with throughout the week 🫶🏻 #INC1 #PlasticsTreaty
El 2 de diciembre acabó la primera cumbre internacional para frenar la contaminación por plásticos. Se llegaron a pocos acuerdos pero muchos países se mostraron bastante ambiciosos en las medidas a tomar.
Esta es la primera de cinco cumbres. Habrá dos en 2023 y otras dos en 2024. Tras la cual se espera tener en acuerdo vinculante. La próxima será en mayo de 2023 en Francia.
Sabemos que no es fácil que tantos países se pongan de acuerdo en una industria que maneja tanto dinero, pero esperamos que se siga presionando hasta tomar medidas ambiciosas y vinculantes.
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