March 21, 2022
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On 2 March 2022, Heads of State, Environment Ministers, and representatives from 175 countries endorsed a resolution at the United Nations Environment Assembly (“UNEA-5”) in Nairobi to negotiate an international legally binding agreement to “end plastic pollution” by the end of 2024 (the “UNEA Resolution”).[1] The UNEA Resolution, End Plastic Pollution: Towards an Internationally Legally Binding Instrument, is the culmination of several years of negotiations and advocacy by governments, international organizations, and the private sector,[2] which pledges to address the full lifecycle of plastic—including its production, design, and disposal.[3] Its adoption has been described as “a cure” for “plastic pollution,”[4] and “the most significant environmental multilateral deal since the Paris Accord [on Climate Change].”[5] As…
