{"id":557076,"date":"2023-02-27T11:27:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T08:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/far-reaching-un-treaty-a-must-to-cut-global-plastic-use-experts\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:27:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T08:27:04","slug":"far-reaching-un-treaty-a-must-to-cut-global-plastic-use-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/far-reaching-un-treaty-a-must-to-cut-global-plastic-use-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Far-reaching UN treaty a must to cut global plastic use: experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4060655aae0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4060655aae0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/far-reaching-un-treaty-a-must-to-cut-global-plastic-use-experts\/#%E2%80%9CFar-reaching_UN_treaty_a_must_to_cut_global_plastic_use_experts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Far-reaching UN treaty a must to cut global plastic use: experts&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/far-reaching-un-treaty-a-must-to-cut-global-plastic-use-experts\/#%E2%80%98Not_an_impossible_problem\" >&#8216;Not an impossible problem&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFar-reaching_UN_treaty_a_must_to_cut_global_plastic_use_experts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Far-reaching UN treaty a must to cut global plastic use: experts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/a-year-ago-175-nations.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/a-year-ago-175-nations.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A year ago 175 nations agreed to end plastic pollution by crafting a binding UN treaty.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/a-year-ago-175-nations.jpg\" alt=\"A year ago 175 nations agreed to end plastic pollution by crafting a binding UN treaty\" title=\"A year ago 175 nations agreed to end plastic pollution by crafting a binding UN treaty.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                A year ago 175 nations agreed to end plastic pollution by crafting a binding UN treaty.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Only a bold and ambitious UN treaty with sweeping reforms of the entire plastic life cycle can stem the world&#8217;s waste crisis, experts said Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>Even if measures thought to have the greatest potential for reducing plastic consumption are implemented, they would still fail to prevent a substantial rise in plastics production and use, they warned in a report.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago 175 nations agreed to end plastic pollution by crafting a binding UN treaty, which could come into being as soon as the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Among the key actions under negotiation are a global ban on single-use plastic items, a &#8220;polluter pays&#8221; scheme, and a tax on new plastic production.<\/p>\n<p>But even with these policies there is a &#8220;considerable&#8221; possibility the treaty &#8220;will be too weak to bend the consumption curve downward&#8221;, the authors said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>On current trends, plastic use will nearly double from 2019 across G20 countries by 2050, reaching 451 million tonnes each year, according to the report, jointly produced by Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>In 1950, only two million tonnes of plastic were produced worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The findings highlight the level of ambition and the sense of urgency needed at the negotiation table,&#8221; co-author Gillian Parker told AFP.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Not_an_impossible_problem\"><\/span>&#8216;Not an impossible problem&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The report modelled the three policy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches\u2014all under discussion at the UN talks\u2014covering the entire life cycle of plastic, from production to disposal.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/industry-bodies-and-co.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2023\/industry-bodies-and-co.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Industry bodies and consumer groups are likely to oppose some or all of the measures.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/industry-bodies-and-co.jpg\" alt=\"Industry bodies and consumer groups are likely to oppose some or all of the measures\" title=\"Industry bodies and consumer groups are likely to oppose some or all of the measures.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Industry bodies and consumer groups are likely to oppose some or all of the measures.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A global ban on unnecessary single-use plastics, including plastic sachets, cotton buds and balloon sticks, would by 2050 slow the growth in plastics consumption by only 14 percent.<\/p>\n<p>So-called extended producer responsibility schemes, which put the onus on industry, would barely dent the projected increase in plastic use, reducing it from 451 to 433 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>And even a substantial tax on &#8220;virgin&#8221; plastic resin, the raw material for making plastics, would only shave 10 percent off the baseline projection out to 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Combined implementation of all three measures would still allow plastic consumption to grow by a quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Even these inadequate measures face stiff headwinds: producers, retailers, industry bodies and consumer groups are likely to oppose some or all of them, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Industry has been very clear in saying they do not think taxes are productive,&#8221; said Parker. Manufacturers are even less enthusiastic about production cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Recycling, the report showed, has not lived up to expectations, even if it remains part of the solution. It&#8217;s like &#8220;closing the door after the horses bolted&#8221;, said Parker.<\/p>\n<p>It is more efficient to intervene at the beginning of the plastics pipeline than at the end, when we&#8217;re throwing everything away, she suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Many countries lack the infrastructure to handle the scale of plastic waste generated and it remains cheaper to produce virgin plastic than recycle it.<\/p>\n<p>Parker and her team, however, are still optimistic. &#8220;This is not an impossible problem,&#8221; she told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>With the right binding and enforceable interventions and economic incentives, plastic pollution is &#8220;solvable&#8221;, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                  \u00a9 2023 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Far-reaching UN treaty a must to cut global plastic use: experts (2023, February 27)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 27 February 2023<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2023-02-far-reaching-treaty-global-plastic-experts.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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