Sian Sutherland, Co-Founder, A Plastic Planet & Plastic Health Council reflects on the latest the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to develop a legally binding UN Global Plastic Treaty and how they are being influenced by oil nations.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) releases the first draft of a new global treaty aimed at eliminating plastic pollution, setting the stage for potential global bans and updated product design rules.
The UN has today (2 March) concluded its latest Environment Assembly conference in Nairobi, with the agreement of terms for a global treaty to stop plastic pollution making headlines. Here, edie rounds up what - precisely - the treaty entails.