Courage in the face of power...Greenpeace.

Hi,

As you’re reading this, myself and fellow Greenpeace activists are outside of the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, where world delegates are negotiating the Global Plastics Treaty this week. While they are gathered right here in Canada to discuss the role that plastic will play in our future, we have brought a “global plastic factory” to them to remind them of the real villain: Big Plastic.

Nelson, as host country, Canada has the opportunity to lead on an impactful treaty. Can you amplify our message and urge Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to put people and the planet over plastics and profit?

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These negotiations are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the plastic pollution crisis on a scale proportionate to its impact. Plastics are everywhere: they have found their way to the deepest parts of our oceans, to the highest mountain peaks and maybe worst of all - into our bodies. [1,2,3] And with 99% of plastics being made from fossil fuels [4], plastics are a problem throughout their entire lifecycle—from extraction to waste, from production to pollution.

We simply cannot afford this occasion to go to waste: people and the planet must be put before plastic and profit. If business as usual continues, plastic production could triple by 2050. [5] We need Canada and the delegates from around the world to make the right choice and deliver the strongest Global Plastics Treaty possible—one that cuts plastic production.

Thank you for your support,   Louis Mobilization Campaigner, Greenpeace Canada

Sources: [1] Human footprint in the abyss: 30 year records of deep-sea plastic debris, 2018, Marine Policy, Volume 96. [2] Reaching New Heights in Plastic Pollution—Preliminary Findings of Microplastics on Mount Everest, One Earth, Volume 3, 2020. [3] Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution in human blood, Environment International, Volume 163, 2022. [4] Fossils, Plastics, & Petrochemical Feedstocks, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). [5] Reducing Plastic Production to Achieve Climate Goals: Key Considerations for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations, September, 2023, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

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