UN Negotiates Legally Binding Treaty to Tackle Plastic Pollution Across Full Life Cycle
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The article discusses the United Nations' efforts to negotiate a legally binding international agreement on plastic pollution, covering the full life cycle of plastics from production to waste management. It highlights that plastics generated 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 (3.4% of global emissions), with production expected to triple by 2060. The piece emphasizes that 98% of single-use plastics are made from petrochemicals derived from oil and gas, linking plastic pollution directly to fossil fuel extraction, climate change, and biodiversity loss.
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Some 98 per cent of single-use plastic produced today is made of petrochemicals – components derived from oil and gas.
The extraction and transport of those fossil fuels, and the manufacturing and disposal of plastics, all create carbon emissions that are responsible for global warming.
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