After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year.
Plastics and other waste blocks the flow of water from nearby canals that are connected to the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
By the session's close on Friday, countries agreed to prepare a "zero draft" text of what would become a legally binding plastics treaty and to work between negotiation sessions on key questions such as the scope and principles of the future treaty. The start of negotiations was bogged down by more than two days focused on the rules of procedure for the talks.
"Voting allows for as many states as possible to be able to support the treaty and allow us to move forward," she said.On Wednesday night, negotiators were able to move ahead on the substance of the talks, laying out their positions on whether plastic production should be capped, "problematic" plasitcs should be reduced and whether the treaty should set national targets or allow countries to set their own plans.
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