Ministers or representatives of sixty countries debate Saturday at UNESCO solutions to the global plastic crisis. "Plastic is in nature and now it is in our lungs, so it is high time to stop this invasion," says French foreign minister Catherine Colonna.
Annual production of plastic has more than doubled in 20 years to 460 million tonnes (Mt), could triple again by 2060 if nothing is done. In April in Japan, the G7 set a goal of reducing plastic emissions into the environment to zero by 2040.