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