Sign the Bridge to Busan: Declaration on Primary Plastic Polymers
We, the undersigned members of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) and those concerned about the many harms of plastic pollution to human health and the environment, are committed to ending plastic pollution worldwide. Sign here We reaffirm the mandate of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 5/14 to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics. We emphasize that the full lifecycle of plastics includes the production of primary plastic polymers. Studies show that the world cannot achieve its goals of ending plastic pollution and limiting global average temperature rise to less than 1.5° Celsius if the unsustainable production of primary plastic polymers is not addressed. Left unaddressed, production of primary plastic polymers is projected to increase exponentially through 2050 and could overwhel...