Thirteen famous personalities from the world of cinema, sports and activism are the protagonists of the Video appeal launched today by Greenpeace to call on governments to end the era of plastic: The film was released on the day the third round of negotiations for a global agreement on plastic officially opens in Nairobi, Kenya, with world leaders at headquarters of United Nations Environmental Program come together.
“We have to put an end to the era of plastic because it is killing nature.” “Recycling cannot be our way out of the plastic crisis: we have to reduce production,” explains the famous British ethologist Jane Goodall, who is one of the well-known faces who have joined Greenpeace’s call. “Our planet is not equipped with a replay button, we cannot go back like in a game.” “An ambitious global agreement is the only way to end the plastic age,” claims South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae, protagonist the TV series Squid Game. “End the era of plastic,” reiterates activist and indigenous leader Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. “We protect indigenous peoples. Our country in Africa is not a landfill.”
Greenpeace reminds us that over 99% of plastic is derived from fossil fuels and that plastic production, expected to increase exponentially, could further exacerbate the climate crisis. For this reason, the environmental organization has long been calling for plastic pollution, one of the most serious catastrophes of our time, to be tackled at the source by reducing production.
“The Global Plastics Treaty must reduce at least 75% of all plastic production by 2040 to keep global temperature rise within the critical threshold of 1.5°C, protecting the climate, our health, our rights and our communities,” explains Graham Forbes, head of the Greenpeace delegation to the ongoing negotiations in Nairobi. “We have a unique opportunity to solve the plastic crisis: for the sake of our future as a community, we must not waste this moment.”
Over a thousand delegates, including ministers from around the world, will meet in Nairobi until Sunday, November 19, to agree on a legally binding instrument and achieve the United Nations’ goal of completing negotiations on the global plastics treaty by the end of 2024 to complete.
Look it up Youtube or download HERE The video appeal.