World leaders at a United Nations conference in Kenya have agreed to work together in the biggest-ever push to stem the flood of plastic pollution.
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The U.N. Environment Assembly has voted to adopt a resolution that paves the way for a legally binding agreement on plastic pollution by 2024.
The vote was unanimous, with nations agreeing to create an intergovernmental committee to negotiate the terms of the treaty.
Head of the U.N. Environment Programme, Inger Andersen, said that the plastics treaty would be the most significant environmental pact since the 2015 Paris Agreement.
The details of the final treaty are yet to be negotiated, but could include a ban on producing new plastic, and will take into account all aspects of plastic pollution — including particles in the ocean, soil and food chain.
The resumed session of fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) was held from 28thFebruary 2022 to 2nd March 2022 in Nairobi.
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