Trump’s return jeopardises global fight against plastic pollution

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Trump’s return jeopardises global fight against plastic pollution - Financial Times

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Earlier this month, Risch and 19 other Republican senators sent a letter to the Biden administration warning they would not support a treaty that restricts plastic production.

A US state department spokesperson said that Washington’s goal “remains to complete negotiations in 2024” in line with the UN deadline set in March 2022.“We support an effective global agreement with meaningful and feasible universal obligations throughout the plastics lifecycle, including production, consumption and waste,” they added.

Even if countries agree to a text by the end of the week, the treaty will probably not be finalised before the arrival in January of the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Senate, where a two-thirds majority vote is required for ratification.“They’d probably walk it all the way back,” said Pete Keller, vice-president of recycling and sustainability at Republic Services, one of the largest US waste management companies.