Upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Meetings and the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5)

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and a coalition of signatories urge the Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change to secure an internationally binding plastics treaty that includes mandatory global and national reductions in virgin plastic production.

• The signatories call for a global plastics treaty that incorporates supply side measures to reduce virgin plastic production, specifically requesting a global plastic production reduction target and mandatory national reductions.
• The authors argue that the global plastics treaty must ensure the meaningful inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge systems as Rights-holders, in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
• The letter urges Canada to demonstrate leadership during the upcoming high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings and the final round of global plastic treaty negotiations at INC-5 to ensure the treaty is legally binding and addresses plastic production levels.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2024). Upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Meetings and the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5). https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-20-UNGA-Ministerial-Letter-re-Global-Plastics-Treaty.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Meetings and the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5). 2024. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-20-UNGA-Ministerial-Letter-re-Global-Plastics-Treaty.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment |title=Upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Meetings and the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5) |date=20 September 2024 |url=https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-20-UNGA-Ministerial-Letter-re-Global-Plastics-Treaty.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2024upcoming, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Meetings and the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5)}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-20-UNGA-Ministerial-Letter-re-Global-Plastics-Treaty.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }