The UN Plastic Treaty negotiation will once again end
Despite Friday’s result, the plastic treaty does not appear to be dead. Almost all countries expressed interest in continuing the negotiations – the European Union representative Jessica Rosal said he did not accept a “born -born treaty” – and many used their microphone at the time of closing to remind others of what is at risk.
“We can’t ignore the weight of the situation,” said a negotiator from Madagascar. “Every day, our oceans and ecosystems and communities suffer from the consequences of our inability to take decisive actions.” Tuvalu representative, Pepetua Latasi elections, said the refusal to adopt the treaty means that “millions of tons of plastic waste are still dumped in our oceans and affect our ecosystem, food security, livelihoods and culture.”
However, unchanged in the form of negotiations – especially about decision -making – it is unclear whether more convenient discussions will be fruitful. The norm on “consensus -based decision -making means that voting threat cannot be used to move stubborn countries away from its red lines unless the decision is introduced by the majority of the vote, so this dynamic is unlikely to change.” The meeting proved that the consensus was dead. “
Other nonprofit and supporters during the Geneva talks raised this point, making several silent protests and showing signs of reading, “killing ambitions.”
Senimili Nakora, a representative of Fiji, said during a public closure, “If we lead us forward, it is worth it, not if it stops the process.” Swiss negotiator Felix Vertley said “the process needs a timing”, and “another similar session may not bring the success and ambition needed.”
Other countries raised widespread concerns about the “process” that had been negotiated. They said the meetings were “non -transparent”, “matte” and “vague”, they said that during the general period, they probably referred to the unknown instructions they received from the Secretariat, the bureaucratic institution held by the negotiations.
Iger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Program, told reporters on Friday that hearing countries clearly expresses their red lines. “Everyone has to understand that this does not stop because plastic pollution does not stop.”
The plastics industry, opposed to controlling the production of plastic and eliminating dangerous chemicals, said it would continue to be a treaty that “keeps plastic in the economy and out of the environment.” “While concluding a global agreement to end plastic pollution is a lost opportunity, we continue to support efforts to achieve an agreement that works for all countries and can be effectively implemented,” said Marco Mennisink, secretary of the International Council of Chemical Associations.
