Every year, up to 12 million tons of plastic enters the ocean. Negotiations on a global agreement on the fight against plastic pollution will start in Geneva The climate and the environment in Geneva international negotiations begin on the development of a global agreement aimed at combating the growing volume of plastic waste and their impact on human health, oceans and economics. According to the UN program on the environment (UNEP), without this agreement, the volume of plastic waste will triple by 2060, which will lead to serious damage – including for human health. 62 ~ negotiations under the auspices of the UNEP began after in 2022 the UN member states agreed to develop a legally binding agreement within two years, which would help put an end to the crisis of plastic pollution, in particular in the seas. scale of the problem are huge: one-time: one-time: one-time ones are huge straws, cups, plastic bags, cosmetics with microplasty regularly find themselves in oceans and on landfills. 62 ~ vital Cycle Supporters of the agreement compare it in importance with the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. At the same time, they warn of resistance from oil and gas countries, since oil and natural gas serve as raw materials for the production of plastic. ~ 60 >~ 60 > read Also: world trade reforms to put an end to pollution with plastic, consider ~ 60 > “we cannot cope with the crisis of plastic pollution only processing account. We need a systemic transformation and the transition to the circular economy, ”said UNEP ING Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. ~ 60 > purpose of the future agreement – to cover the entire life cycle of plastic: from design and production to disposal. This should contribute to the processing and re -use of plastic and prevent its leakage into the environment, the working document of the intergovernmental negotiation committee (MPC) says, which is used as the basis for negotiations in Geneva. ~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 >22 pages of the document contain 32 draft articles, each position of which is discussed by negotiators. This text will become the basis of the future international agreement. ~ 60 > damage to health and economy ° 5 to 14th August 14. In Geneva, representatives of 179 countries, as well as more than 1900 participants out of 618 observers-scientists, environmentalists and industrial representatives-will study the draft agreement. One of the key goals of the meeting is the exchange of tested experience and measures to reduce the use of plastic, including the creation of safe and environmentally friendly alternatives. 62 >On the eve of the negotiations, the authoritative medical journal Lancet published an article warning that the materials used in plastic are harmful “at all stages of its life cycle and at all stages of human life.” According to more than two dozen medical experts, infants and children are especially vulnerable. The article notes: “Plastic is a serious, growing and underestimated threat to human and planet’s health” and annually causes economic losses related to health, worth more than 1.5 trillion dollars. ~ 60 > ~ way to to Agreement ~ 60 > negotiation process is led by joti matur-films, executive secretary of the IPC for plastic pollution. “only in 2024, according to 2024 years, according to 2024 years, according forecasts, humanity used more than 500 million tons of plastic. Of these, 399 million tons will become waste, ”she said. ~ 60 > according to the latest forecasts, by 2040 the volume of plastic entering the environment will increase by 50 percent. “The aggregate economic damage from plastic pollution can reach $ 281 in the period from 2016 to 2040,” added Matur-Philipp. ~ 60 > today five rounds have been held Negotiations: 60 ~ ul >~ 60 > first – in Uruguay, in November 2022; second and third – in France in 2023 year; 60 > fourth – in Canada, in April 2024; 60 > fifth – in Pusana, the Republic of Korea, at the end of last year. These negotiations were suspended, and it was decided to continue the discussion in Geneva under the chairmanship of the ambassador of Equador Luis Valdiveso. 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~