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LOCATION:Sharm El-Sheikh\, Egypt
SUMMARY:COP27 Side Event: How combatting plastic pollution and illegal traf
 fic in plastic waste can help reduce carbon emissions
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report found climate commitments 
 are not on track to meet the Paris Agreement. As most plastics traded are 
 derived from fossil resources\, reducing waste generation\, improving its 
 sound management\, developing material substitutes\, as well as improving 
 governance\, enforcement and the control regime for trans-boundary movemen
 ts in plastic waste are important to support Parties in implementing exist
 ing and future multilateral environmental agreements.\n\nPlastics are a ma
 ssive source of oceans pollution and also contribute to global warming in 
 their production life cycle\, consumption and disposal. At the same time\,
  it is a useful and adaptable product\; creating an industry that employs 
 millions of people and earns at least $1 trillion in trade. \n\nUsing an 
 innovative value chain approach\, the event shows novel trade databases on
  plastics which help account for the problem at a global level. The event 
 will share country experiences in financing\, producing and trading of pla
 stics and material substitutes as well as novel designs that have a lower 
 carbon impact and offer income generation\, job creation and sustainable l
 ivelihoods.\n\nObjective\n\nThis high-level event will seek to improve awa
 reness of actions across the plastics value chain to end plastic pollution
 . It also discusses the existing governance for trans-boundary movements f
 or plastic waste by the Basel Convention\, thus reducing GHG emissions as 
 a climate mitigation strategy.\n\nThe event will showcase the importance o
 f responsible trade in plastics\, and the environmentally sound management
  of plastic waste\, which would also tackle climate change\, promote healt
 hy oceans and protect biodiversity.\n\nWatch the event\n.video-container {
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 rt found climate commitments are not on track to meet the Paris Agreement.
  As most plastics traded are derived from fossil resources\, reducing wast
 e generation\, improving its sound management\, developing material substi
 tutes\, as well as improving governance\, enforcement and the control regi
 me for trans-boundary movements in plastic waste are important to support 
 Parties in implementing existing and future multilateral environmental agr
 eements.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;Plastics are a massive source of oceans
  pollution and also contribute to global warming in their production life 
 cycle\, consumption and disposal. At the same time\, it is a useful and ad
 aptable product\; creating an industry that employs millions of people and
  earns at least $1 trillion in trade.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt
 \;Using an innovative value chain approach\, the event shows novel trade d
 atabases on plastics which help account for the problem at a global level.
  The event will share country experiences in financing\, producing and tra
 ding of plastics and material substitutes as well as novel designs that ha
 ve a lower carbon impact and offer income generation\, job creation and su
 stainable livelihoods.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Objectiv
 e&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This high-level event will s
 eek to improve awareness of actions across the plastics value chain to end
  plastic pollution. It also discusses the existing governance for trans-bo
 undary movements for plastic waste by the Basel Convention\, thus reducing
  GHG emissions as a climate mitigation strategy.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\
 ;The event will showcase the importance of responsible trade in plastics\,
  and the environmentally sound management of plastic waste\, which would a
 lso tackle climate change\, promote healthy oceans and protect biodiversit
 y.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Watch the event&lt\;/strong&
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 ad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cop27-side-event-how-combatting-plastic
 -pollution-and-illegal-traffic-plastic-waste-can
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