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“wake up call” for an ambitious global plastic pollution treaty is welcome but it can only be realised by moving beyond consensus

At the third UN Ocean Conference, co-host France, issued a “wake up call” to rally countries in support of a legally binding global plastic pollution treaty intended to put an end to one of modern civilisation’s most enduring crises. Photo: Ivan Guilbert / Terra

UN plastic pollution summit fails to reach agreement despite majority supporting ambitious measures

WWF is disappointed that countries failed to reach an agreement despite a vast majority of governments demanding ambitious measures that science has shown can stop plastic pollution.

WWF commends call from over 80 countries to ban harmful plastic products and chemicals worldwide

Coming in the final hours of INC-5 for establishing a global plastic pollution treaty, the call comes at a crucial time as current treaty text shows little promise of establishing strong and binding measures that can give humanity a chance at ending the scourge of plastic pollution.

INC-5: The people have spoken, and they want a strong global plastic pollution treaty now

WWF, Greenpeace and Break Free from Plastic delivered almost 3 million signatures from over 180 countries demanding that governments make good on their promise to establish a legally binding global treaty that can put an end to plastic pollution.

Major gaps remain in new treaty text proposed by INC-5 Chair

A WWF policy brief analysing the third iteration of the “non-paper”, a document that will serve as the basis of negotiations at INC-5, the fifth and final round of negotiations for the world’s first treaty to end plastic pollution, finds the document lacking in core measures that would make the resulting treaty fit for purpose.

NEWS & STORIES

04 Dec 2024

World leaders fail to agree on a global plastic pollution treaty, despite a majority support for ...

WWF is disappointed that countries failed to reach an agreement during, what was meant to be, the final negotiations for a global ...

28 Apr 2024

Partnerships Day sets the stage for international action against plastic pollution

17 Apr 2024

Survey shows 85% of people want a global ban on single-use plastics

The IPSOS survey of more than 24,000 people show strong global sentiment on measures needed to end plastic pollution.

20 Nov 2023

Stalemate in UN talks on global plastic pollution treaty: WWF calls for resolute action

10 Nov 2023

Towards A Just Transition: Addressing Plastic Pollution From An African Perspective

07 Nov 2023

WWF REPORT: Who pays for plastic pollution?

The lifetime cost of plastic is 10 times higher for low-income countries than rich ones, according to a WWF report.

05 Jun 2023

A treaty for change - Uniting against plastic pollution

Society's excessive production and consumption of plastic have led to an accelerating pollution crisis, causing detrimental ...

15 May 2023

WWFs call to urgently regulate high-risk plastic products

In anticipation of the upcoming UN plastic pollution treaty talks, WWF is urging governments to support a global ban on the most ...

23 Nov 2022

Global survey shows 7 out of 10 support global rules to end plastic pollution

An IPSOS survey, comissioned by WWF and Plastic Free Foundation, has polled of over 20,000 people from across 34 countries. The ...

INC BULLETINS

During each Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting, INC, the team at WWF create daily bulletins from the negotiaitons.

INC-5 – November 25 - December 1 – Busan, Republic of Korea

INC-4 – 23 - 29. April 2024 – Ottawa, Canada