UNEA Launches Negotiation of Plastic Pollution Treaty, Science Body on Chemicals
10 Jun 2022

UNEA Launches Negotiation of Plastic Pollution Treaty, Science Body on Chemicals

The UN Environment Assembly made history at its resumed fifth meeting, through decisions to undertake negotiations on two critical processes: an internationally legal binding instrument by 2024 to end plastic pollution and an agreement to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. The science body would be similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Published By: The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

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