Author: Nicky Davies
"We are drilling for oil to produce plastic that we burn or bury a few months later. It is an economic and ecological absurdity." These were the words of French President Emmanuel Macron to the negotiators from 175 countries who convened for the Global Plastic Treaty discussions this month. Left unchecked, plastic production is forecast to triple by 2060. More than 700 groups, including civil society, Indigenous peoples, workers and trade unions, children and youth, and women's organizations, pushed the world's governments to come together to stop this madness and address the plastic crisis. This grassroots effort laid the foundation for what will become the Global Plastics Treaty.