Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues – 2nd Series

The time to address the plastic crisis is now. Plastic pollution has become a global concern that requires an urgent and international response involving all relevant actors at different levels. Ahead of the second segment of the 5th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), the momentum toward the establishment of an international legally binding instrument was stronger than ever. This report presents insights of the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution dialogues - a series of multi-stakeholder dialogues in support of coordinated approaches to address the plastic crisis - on the key elements to consider in the negotiations toward a global agreement. The dialogues contributed to the raising awareness and sense of urgency that lead to the adoption, at UNEA 5.2, of a historic mandate to negotiate an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.