There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid for by developed donor countries, or use existing mechanisms such as the Plastics Fund. Global Environment Facility,
The draft treaty text mentions fees or taxes on plastics production, which many delegates felt was necessary to raise enough money to implement the global treaty. This is a red line for many plastics producing countries who view any such measures as punitive and imposing unfair costs on trade.
2. Plastic production
High-Ambition Alliance The co-chairmanship of Rwanda and Norway considers measures to reduce plastic production essential, a position supported by considerable evidence.
Panama presented one ambitious proposal Once the treaty is agreed, countries need to adopt a global target to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels.
However, the plastic production reduction target is another red line for oil-rich countries. At the closing session, statements from the like-minded group, the Arab Group and others made it clear that they would not accept any such measures.
3. Security
research shows More than 16,000 chemicals are known to be used or present in plastics, and while safety information is lacking for more than 10,000 of these, 4,200 are considered to be of concern.
Effectively regulating the use of chemicals in plastics should be the cornerstone of any plastics treaty. However, despite proposals and support from over 100 member states for the global phaseout of harmful chemicals, there is only a brief reference to the chemicals in the draft treaty text.