Representatives of 175 countries and more than 600 observer organizations met in South Korea to try to reach a global treaty to limit plastic pollution, an agreement that was not reached, in part, due to the blockage of a small group of oil-producing countries. teleSUR
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00:00Negotiations in South Korea on a treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis
00:17failed to reach an agreement and will continue next year.
00:20Negotiations in Busan, a poor city in South Korea, failed to produce the first legally
00:24binding treaty on plastic pollution by the end of 2024.
00:27Some plastic-producing countries and oil and gas nations failed to agree on production
00:31limits.
00:32For any proposal to be included in the treaty, all nations must agree.
00:36The world produces more than 400 million tons of new plastic every year, and without a policy
00:40change, it could increase as much as 70 percent by 2040.
00:55We have made significant progress in Busan in our collective effort to address plastic
01:01pollution, including its impact on the marine environment.
01:06However, our work is far from complete, and we must remain pragmatic as we continue collaborating
01:16toward our shared goal.
01:24We have tested the resilience of our planet to its limit.
01:28Now is the time for us to push our own limits and honor the trust placed in us.
01:36You have the INC Secretariat and my unwavering support to get this done.