The journey towards developing an ambitious, effective and legally binding Global Plastics Treaty started with the adoption of Resolution 5/14 at the 6th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in March 2022.
With the release of the ‘Zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution’ in September 2023, the multilateral negotiation process has now entered a new phase that allows governments to discuss the core obligations and means of implementation that we need to have in the treaty to address plastic pollution at a global scale. It is encouraging to see all of our policy recommendations are, to some extent, reflected in the structure of the ‘Zero Draft’.
With just one year of negotiating time left, the INC must ensure that key provisions in the treaty become fully operational from the very beginning, with the governing body able to further develop annexes over time.
We have identified five stages of the journey towards the final treaty text, which we hope to see being negotiated by the end of 2024. Throughout the next year, for each of these six focus areas, we will update the visualisations below to illustrate our view of the progress made to date, and of the stages that negotiators still have to work on:
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Explore our comprehensive assessment of the ‘Zero Draft’.
The journey towards developing an ambitious, effective and legally binding Global Plastics Treaty started with the adoption of Resolution 5/14 at the 6th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in March 2022.
With the release of the ‘Zero draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution’ in September 2023, the multilateral negotiation process has now entered a new phase that allows governments to discuss the core obligations and means of implementation that we need to have in the treaty to address plastic pollution at a global scale. It is encouraging to see all of our policy recommendations are, to some extent, reflected in the structure of the ‘Zero Draft’.
With just one year of negotiating time left, the INC must ensure that key provisions in the treaty become fully operational from the very beginning, with the governing body able to further develop annexes over time.
We have identified five stages of the journey towards the final treaty text, which we hope to see being negotiated by the end of 2024. Throughout the next year, for each of these six focus areas, we will update the visualisations below to illustrate our view of the progress made to date, and of the stages that negotiators still have to work on:
Explore our comprehensive assessment of the ‘Zero Draft’.
Chemicals and polymers of concern
Problematic and avoidable plastic products
Reduce, Reuse, Refill and repair of plastics and plastic products
Product design and performance
Extended Producer Responsibility
Waste management
