Stopping the spread of plastics and microplastics in the world and achieving the “zero waste” goal: the government delegations meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, at the headquarters of the United Nations program Unite for the Environment from today until Friday, November 17 ( UNEP). Purpose of the third round of meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (Inc-3), Draft treaty setting out commitments and strategies to be adopted by the end of 2024. The INC is considered the most important climate event after the COP15 summit in Paris.
The delegations will now try to clarify what environmentalists believe is the crucial core of a possible agreement: set limits for plastic production together or leave the decision to the individual states.
The previous round of the INC (the INC-2, which took place in Paris last June) resulted in a common front of states being put together USA, Saudi Arabia, India and Chinapositive about the second option, while many others are pushing for shared commitments, including island and African governments.
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More broadly, experts warn that middle- and low-income countries are not only most exposed to the risks posed by sea level rise and the intensification of natural disasters and weather events related to climate change, but are also more fragile and less prepared. to confront them. Scientists believe that production and Dispersion of plastic is a determining factor in this dynamic.
In his opening speech Inger AndersenManaging Director of Unep, clarified that the event, taking place in Nairobi, aims to “address the entire life cycle of plastics: we are not limiting ourselves to finding a tool to tackle plastic pollution through recycling or waste management”, but rather, “Rethink all phases of the plastic life chain” and “promote the reduction of ever fewer new raw materials, less plastic and fewer chemical substances” for production, reuse or recycling “to deal with these practices”. “most efficient way possible”.
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In a 2022 report, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned. The waste generated by this petroleum derivative continues to increase and is estimated to triple by 2060. Only half of this proportion ends up in landfill, while less than a fifth is recycled.
Greenpeace is calling for a reduction in the production of new plastic by at least 75% by 2040 to curb greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to +1.5 degrees.