Biden administration makes U-turn on UN Global Plastic Treaty position ahead of US election

If the US government confirms the plans to back a production cap, the move will be a “seismic moment” in the treaty negotiations, according to campaigner Sian Sutherland, head of advocacy group Plastic Planet.

“This is a significant shift in approach by the US against many other petro states who lobby for a tepid treaty to ensure they can continue pumping plastic out into the environment unabated. It has been clear for decades that the current level of plastic production has been unsustainable, and it’s high time that the US and the other leading economies of the world took their head out of the sand on the disastrous consequences of a business-as-usual approach.”

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