Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says cap on plastic production needed for global treaty
A global treaty to end plastic waste will not be ambitious enough if it does not include some limits on plastic production, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Tuesday as the fourth round of negotiations kicked off in Ottawa.
Companies that make plastic argue there is no need for caps, because alternatives to plastics are often more expensive and energy-intensive. The issue bogged down discussions at the last treaty negotiation session in Kenya last fall. The negotiations in Ottawa are the fourth of five planned rounds aiming to get a treaty into place by the end of the year that would eliminate plastic waste by 2040. It’s believed more than 350 million tonnes of plastic are thrown out every year, with less than one-tenth ending up recycled. More than one-fifth ends up in the environment, where it is harmful to people and all forms of nature.
One option – similar to the Paris climate agreement on greenhouse gas emissions – would see each country set national targets to reduce production. Another suggests production doesn’t have to be restricted at all as long as waste can be managed. “We just want to make sure cuts stay on the table,” she said. Canada, as the host nation, needs to show more leadership on the subject, she added.
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