An end to plastic pollution is now in sight after countries from around the world unanimously agreed at the UN Environment Assembly to develop a legally binding treaty. Pressure has been mounting on governments to take action, given the harmful impacts of plastic pollution on people and nature. A big thank you goes to more than 2.2 million people around the world who signed a WWF petition on the issue, together with the 120 global companies and more than 1,000 civil society organizations that have also backed calls for a treaty. WWF commits to supporting the work needed to finalize this historic treaty by 2024, urging the world’s governments to act strongly and decisively to ensure plastic production and consumption has as little impact on the environment as possible. Marco Lambertini, WWF International Director General, said: “This requires not just any treaty but one with clear and strong global standards and targets that will create a level-playing field that incentivizes nations to abide by common rules and regulations while also penalizing harmful products and practices.”
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