International Plastics Treaty: France "driving force" in negotiations
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Minister for Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher is in Geneva to participate in negotiations for a treaty on plastic pollution. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Following the overwhelming rejection of the proposed text for a global treaty on plastics on Wednesday, August 13, countries are mobilizing to propose a final version. France, within the European Union and the so-called "ambitious" countries, has mobilized to ensure that the treaty includes the life cycle of plastics.
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I subscribeIn the small diplomatic microcosm that has formed in Geneva over the past ten days for negotiations on a global treaty against plastic pollution, the arrival on Tuesday, August 12, of the French Minister for Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, had its impact: "The fact that the minister is making the trip, is physically present, is a strong sign," says Henri Bourgeois Costa, environmental expert for the Tara Ocean Foundation . "It confirms French involvement in plastic and the politicization – in the noble sense of the term – of this essential subject."
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