A week of international negotiations ends in Paris this Friday, June 2 to develop a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024. 175 States are meeting at UNESCO headquarters to make as much progress as possible before the next negotiations scheduled for Nairobi next November.Annual plastic production has more than doubled in 20 years to 460 million tonnes.
The strategy of the Gulf countries, led by oil producers, and Asian countries, the main plastics manufacturers, has been to buy time and undermine efforts for an ambitious treaty.