The fifth round of negotiations on the UN Plastics Convention (INC-5) in Busan, Korea, ends today without a result. The positions of the countries are so far apart that no agreement was possible. Another round of negotiations is now required. Greenpeace welcomes the fact that Austria and the EU continue to adhere to a strong conclusion to the negotiations. A strong agreement must address the source and reduce plastic production. Greenpeace calls for global plastic production to fall by 75 percent by 2040.
Marc Dengler, plastics expert at Greenpeace in Austria, says: “Over a hundred countries, including Austria and the EU, took a clear stance in Korea against the disruptive attempts by oil and gas producing countries and continued to call for a strong plastics agreement. We welcome the fact that the negotiations will continue rather than agreeing on a weak conclusion under time pressure. An effective plastics agreement must have a binding path on how plastic production can be significantly reduced worldwide. Ambitious countries must set a good example: In Austria, the next federal government must ban avoidable single-use plastic and significantly increase reusable quotas.”
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