'Convergence' growing on global plastics treaty

'Convergence' growing on global plastics treaty – UN environment chief

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 24, 2024 12:05 am

NEW YORK — The UN environment chief said Sunday (Monday in Manila) that she was beginning to see convergence on the world's first binding treaty on plastic pollution despite differences on production caps and a tax-like plastic fee.

Inger Andersen, director of the UN Environment Program, said her team was 'getting ready' for final negotiations in late November in South Korea's Busan.

Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU

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