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What was expected to be the final session of negotiations on the new UN Plastics Treaty has closed in Geneva, Switzerland with negotiations being extended again. In the final days of negotiations, the draft text of the treaty morphed into an appeal to corporate interests, with key elements like production reduction being gutted. In response, the majority of states effectively blocked what would have been a hollowed-out, ineffective and non-binding agreement.
Friends of the Earth International will continue engaging constructively in the conclusion of an ambitious and binding Plastics Treaty. As talks ended without a clear way forward, it is crucial to change the process to break the deadlock. We leave with disappointment yet determination for the fight against plastic pollution, for peoples and the planet.
