Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
Time:2024-05-21 12:59:14 Source:politicsViews(143)
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — For the first time, negotiators from most of the world’s nations are discussing the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty to end plastic pollution.
Delegates and observers at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution called it a welcome sign that talk has shifted from ideas to treaty language at this fourth of five scheduled plastics summits.
Most contentious is the idea of limiting how much plastic is manufactured globally. Currently, that remains in the text over the strong objections of plastic-producing countries and companies and oil and gas exporters. Most plastic is made from fossil fuels and chemicals.
The Ottawa session was scheduled to end late Monday or early Tuesday. On Monday night there could sharp discussion over whether this question of plastic production is a focus for working groups before the next and final meeting.
Previous:Messi in and Dybala out in Argentina squad for pre
Next:Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
You may also like
- Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
- Saints sign interior offensive lineman Lucas Patrick and defensive tackle Kendal Vickers
- Stock market today: Asian shares mixed in muted trading after Wall Street barely budges
- Researchers date living age of Liujiang Homo sapiens in south China
- Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
- Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes
- Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health, developmental disabilities
- Chinese yuan weakens to 7.1030 against USD Monday
- Baby Reindeer's real