INC-3 Negotiator Briefing 8 of 10 Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the SDGs
Briefing 8 of 10 covers the Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the SDGs
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), is scheduled to take place from 13 to 19 November 2023 at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
In INC-3 Briefing 8 of 10, the Key Messages are:
- IUCN’s proposed timeline of ending pollution from single use plastic by 2025 and ending all plastic pollution by 2030 in the International Legally Binding Instrument (ILBI) could serve a significant role in facilitating the accomplishment of many SDGs and their targets at a time when all progress in this direction is critical.
- This briefing highlights the ties between State accomplishment of a number SDGs and the ILBI, emphasizing the need to use IUCN’s robust timelines for ending plastic pollution as a tool for States to implement their commitments under the SDGs.
A compilation of 10 Briefings for negotiators is available here. These are:
Briefing 1: Key Elements for Plastic Pollution Treaty
Briefing 2: Glossary of Key Terms
Briefing 3: Structure of Plastic Pollution Treaty (ILBI)
Briefing 4: Just Transition and the International Legally Binding Instrument
Briefing 5: Regime Convergence and the International Legally Binding Instrument
Briefing 6: Circular Economy and Plastic Life-Cycle Issues
Briefing 7: Legal Process of Treaty Negotiations
Briefing 8: Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the SDGs
Briefing 9: Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the GBF
Briefing 10: Free Trade Agreement Convergence and the Plastic Pollution Treaty