Tag: 5th Session of INC Firms up Legally Binding Text

5th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment

In their last scheduled meeting to agree on treaty text to “end plastic pollution,” negotiators may base their discussions on a new non-paper by INC Chair Luis Vayas that builds on the common ground between countries. With seven days left to agree on a new treaty text on plastic pollution, Kim Wan Sup, Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea, set the stage for the final scheduled round of negotiations, stressing that “we must end plastic pollution before plastic pollution ends us.” As science continues to reveal the layers of impact due to…