BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a722a7c713e3 DTSTART:20231208T063000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20231208T073000Z LOCATION:Dubai\, United Arab Emirates SUMMARY:Trade House event at COP28: How sustainable trade and waste managem ent can support climate mitigation through addressing plastic pollution CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Mitigating climate change is a COP28 priority. COP28 will under take a Global Stocktake of progress made towards meeting the Paris Agreeme nt.\n\nThe growing production of plastic materials and plastic wastes gene ration contributes to climate change\, as most plastics are from fossil or igin. In 2019\, plastics generated 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas (G HG) emissions\, which is equivalent to 3.4% of global emissions.\n\nDevelo ping economies face complex tasks of managing plastic pollution\, not leas t its wastes. Illegal landfills and storage sites\, open burning lead not only to adverse effects to the public health and the environment but also increased GHG emissions. Unsustainable imports\, in some cases illegal\, i nto developing economies put additional burden on the waste disposal syste m. Valuable materials can be recovered\, however the rest of wastes\, incl uding its toxic substances\, end up in the environment.\n\nThere is an urg ent need to collect and manage waste to prevent black carbon and methane e missions. On one hand\, efforts in waste prevention\, reuse\, recycling\, and energy recovery can accelerate GHG reduction. On the other hand\, sust ainable trade is a powerful mechanism to reshape the situation on the grou nd regarding the use of plastics. Novel designs of plastic products\, non- plastic material substitutes and packageless distribution methods can have a lower environmental footprint\, carbon impact and offer income generati on\, job creation and sustainable livelihoods.\n\nThe event will provide a n opportunity to highlight the key matters from the WTO Dialogue on Plasti cs Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade. Finally\, the event will showcase the importance of responsible trade in plastics\, and the environmentally sound management of plastic waste\, which would also tackle climate change\, promote healthy oceans and protect biodiversity.\n  \n\nThis event will be live streamed\n\nJoin us online\n\nProgramme\n\nM oderator and introduction:\n\n\nMr. Rolph Payet\, Exeutive Secretary\, Sec retariat of the Basel\, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions\n\n\nPanelists :\n\n\nH.E. Mr. José Antonio Dávalos\, Ministry of Environment\, Water a nd Ecological Transition\, Ecuador (tbc) \nMr. Aaron Chigona\, Director G eneral of Environmental Management Agency\, Zimbabwe \nMs. Stéphanie Bou ziges-Eschmann\, Secretary General\, Fonds Français pour l Environnement Mondial\nDr. Didacus Jules\, Director General\, Organisation of Eastern Ca ribbean States (OECS)\nDr. Vong Sok\, Head of the Environment Division and Assistant Director of the Sustainable Development Director\, the Associat ion of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat\nMs. Anis Nassar\, Lead \, Circular Economy Innovation\, World Economic Forum (WEF)\n\n\nComments by:\n\n\nMr. Hoe Lim\, Director\, Trade and Environment Division\, WTO Sec retariat\nMs. Chantal Line Carpentier\, Head\, Trade\, Environment\, Clima te Change and Sustainable Development\, UNCTAD\n \n\n\n \n<\;p>\;Mit igating climate change is a COP28 priority. COP28 will undertake a Global Stocktake of progress made towards meeting the Paris Agreement.<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;The growing production of plastic materials and plastic wa stes generation contributes to climate change\, as most plastics are from fossil origin. In 2019\, plastics generated 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhou se gas (GHG) emissions\, which is equivalent to 3.4% of global emissions.& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Developing economies face complex tasks of manag ing plastic pollution\, not least its wastes. Illegal landfills and storag e sites\, open burning lead not only to adverse effects to the public heal th and the environment but also increased GHG emissions. Unsustainable imp orts\, in some cases illegal\, into developing economies put additional bu rden on the waste disposal system. Valuable materials can be recovered\, h owever the rest of wastes\, including its toxic substances\, end up in the environment.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;There is an urgent need to collect and manage waste to prevent black carbon and methane emissions. On one ha nd\, efforts in waste prevention\, reuse\, recycling\, and energy recovery can accelerate GHG reduction. On the other hand\, sustainable trade is a powerful mechanism to reshape the situation on the ground regarding the us e of plastics. Novel designs of plastic products\, non-plastic material su bstitutes and packageless distribution methods can have a lower environmen tal footprint\, carbon impact and offer income generation\, job creation a nd sustainable livelihoods.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The event will provi de an opportunity to highlight the key matters from the WTO Dialogue on Pl astics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade. Finally\, 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.<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4 class="\;text-al ign-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/trade -house-event-cop28-how-sustainable-trade-and-waste-management-can-support- climate DTSTAMP:20260804T180756Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR