At the midpoint of the final round of negotiations for a UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution (INC 5.2), Civil Society Organizations rallied together to call for countries to fix the process, keep your promise, and end plastic pollution.
Joint statement from Civil Society Organizations at INC-5.2:
Five days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, we are not on track to deliver a treaty that will protect people and nature. Enough is enough, something must change. We are joining the voices of Indigenous Peoples, waste pickers, frontline communities, scientists, youth, women, businesses and non-governmental organisations around the world calling on governments to step up. Fix the process, keep their promises and finalise a meaningful treaty to end plastic pollution.
Statement from Erin Simon, Vice President, Plastic Waste & Business, World Wildlife Fund:
We're nearly halfway through INC-5.2 and the same, tired tactics are still causing gridlock at the negotiating table. We've been here before, and we know the same old playbook doesn't work.
With so much at stake, the cost of inaction will have devastating consequences for generations to come. If we can't turn this around, we risk leaving Geneva either empty-handed or with an empty treaty. It's time for the majority to find their voice, choose a path and leave a legacy of progress not pollution.
