(3 minutes read)
Hundreds of environmental campaigners marched in Kenya recently demanding drastic curbs on plastic production. This comes ahead of a meeting in the city to negotiate a global plastics threat
Hundreds of environmental campaigners marched in Kenya recently demanding drastic curbs on plastic production. This comes ahead of a meeting in the city to negotiate a global plastics threat. As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, representatives from more than 170 nations will meet in Nairobi from tomorrow to negotiate measures to be included in a binding worldwide treaty to end plastic pollution.
Marchers called for the talks to focus on cutting the amount of plastic produced. They waved placards reading “Plastic crisis = climate crisis” and “End multigenerational toxic exposure”. Global production of plastics has more than doubled since the start of the century. However, less than 10% of plastic waste is currently recycled. Nations agreed last year to finalize by 2024 a world-first UN treaty to address the issue of plastics. Plastic also contributes to global warming, accounting for 3.4% of global emissions in 2019. This is revealed by a study undertaken by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED). The demonstrators highlighted the damage plastic causes to both the environment and people.
Read Also:
https://trendsnafrica.com/stormwater-management-and-climate-change-adaptation-project-2-2/
Negotiators have met twice already, but Nairobi is the first opportunity to debate a draft treaty published in September. The treaty outlines the many pathways to tackling the plastic problem. It is hoped that the negotiations will be concluded by next year so that the treaty can be adopted by mid-2025.
