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A roadmap towards an effective Global Plastics Treaty
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A roadmap to an effective Global plastics treaty

The Business Coalition has developed a roadmap to guide negotiators on the potential outcome for an agreement at INC-5.2.

In our 'Treaty On A Page' proposal we highlight the critical elements for governments to align on as an ambitious starting point and combine these with a process for further strengthening the treaty through future decisions at Conference of the Parties (COP).

This development of a legally binding UN treaty is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle the plastic pollution crisis in a globally coordinated way.

OBLIGATIONS

A set of core obligations for all countries

A.
Parties shall regulate

PLASTIC PRODUCTS, CHEMICALS USED IN PLASTIC PRODUCTS, AND PRODUCT DESIGN,

based on a common global approach, including timelines for implementation and potential exemptions
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B.
Each party shall implement nationally determined measures to promote

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF PLASTICS, CIRCULAR ECONOMY APPROACHES AND BETTER PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
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IMPLEMENTATION

Enabling effective implementation

C.
Each party shall develop

NATIONAL PLANS

containing policy actions and implementation measures, and provide regular

REPORTING ON PROGRESS

to inform the COP’s

EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION
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D.
Parties shall cooperate on

IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT

through capacity building, resource mobilisation and finance, knowledge exchange and access to technology
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E.
Each party shall promote a

JUST TRANSITION AND INCLUSIVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
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Conclusion

A strong political commitment

The Business Coalition would like to see a process for further strengthening the initial treaty through future decisions at Conference of the Parties.

This requires UN Member States to retain a full lifecycle approach in the Global Plastics Treaty covering all relevant aspects of the UNEA resolution 5/14, without the need to decide on all details at INC-5 in Busan. 

In addition, we need a strong political commitment to put the right structures in place that allow us to develop further work on the immediate priorities, as well as to continuously improve targets and measures to be implemented under the treaty over time.

We, 280+ businesses from across the plastics value chain, financial institutions and NGOs, stand ready to share further insights and recommendations to inform the INC discussions on the following:

  • The foundational pillars of an ambitious and effective global plastics treaty
  • The need for further strengthening key articles in the draft treaty text
  • The mandates for future decisions of the Conference of the Parties (COP)
  • The mechanisms to enable implementation by countries and businesses

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This roadmap highlights critical elements of the Business Coalition’s Vision Statement in order to help governments align on a final treaty text at INC-5.2, covering all relevant aspects of the UNEA resolution 5/14.The ambition is to agree on a set of strong core obligations for countries to tackle pollution across the plastics lifecycle, complemented by effective mechanisms for implementation support. This includes clear mandates to the Conference of the Parties (COP) to prepare and adopt future decisions to help national governments to strengthen their efforts to end plastic pollution over time.
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