UN members meet this week to debate the first ever plastic treaty. Our global single-use system, nurtured for decades by Exxon, Dow, Coke, Pepsi et al, is choking the planet. The public wants structural change. Here's why that might not happen @UNEP reuters.com/business/envir…
Big energy companies that make the world's plastic, including oil giants like Exxon and Shell, are relying on ever more single-use packaging being sold for future profits. They are having a big hand in treaty negotiations. See our story @UNEP reuters.com/business/susta…
Some of the world's most powerful countries, including the United States, China and Japan, are also the biggest plastic polluters and home to the largest petrochemical industries. Systemic change is not in their political short-term interests. What's the alternative? @UNEP
Technology? Expect to hear big plastic producers talk about "advanced recycling" this week. Warning: this "new" tech has been tried and failed for 50 years. Even industry research says it is worse for the environment than burning plastic reuters.com/investigates/s… @UNEP
Talking of which, burning plastic can disappear a lot of trash, sending CO2 from the land to the sky. Big brands and big oil are (quietly) backing this idea reuters.com/investigates/s… @UNEP
Let's see how the next few days playout and what @UNEP can come up with. Here is a snapshot of how treaty talks will work reuters.com/business/susta… #plasticpollution #plastictreaty
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