Ahead of talks on a new plastics treaty, nations are split over whether to target reductions in the amount of plastic that is produced or just to try and stop it from polluting land and sea. In their submissions to talks taking place in Paris in May, the majority of European and African countries push for cuts to the supply of plastic while the US and Saudi Arabia focus instead on tackling plastic pollution. The European Union’s submission says: “While measures on the demand side are expected to indirectly impact the reduction of production levels, efforts and measures addressing supply are equally needed, to cope with increasing plastic waste generation.” It suggested several options to cut plastic production, including global targets to cut a certain percentage by a given year or nations putting forward their own targets. The UK calls for governments to adopt legally binding targets to “restrain” plastic production and consumption while the African group lists restraining plastic production and use as an objective. A group of countries calling themselves the “high-ambition coalition” echo the EU’s suggestion of a global target to reduce production.                        https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/02/22/less-plastic-or-more-recycling-nations-split-ahead-of-treaty-talks/?utm_source=cbnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2023-02-24&utm_campaign=Daily+Briefing+23+02+2023