Plastic pollution: What is INC-5 and why does it matter?

At the end of this month in Busan, Korea, INC-5 will take place. For the fifth and final time, the United Nations international negotiating committee will reunite to create a legally binding global treaty that ends plastic pollution.

In this episode, Marta Longhurst, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Global Treaty Manager, tells us what opportunities a well designed treaty could unlock to tackle the world’s plastic waste crisis.

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00:00 - 00:37 Intro
00:37 - 02:15 Why we need a legally binding treaty
02:15 - 03:13 The need for policy at a global level
03:13 - 06:37 What are the long term benefits?
06:37 - 11:15 What is the current landscape?
11:15 - 14:03 What is crucial in order to make progress?
14:03 - 15:23 Concluding thoughts
15:30 - 16:20 Outro
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