"Plastic kills, and the damages of plastic pollution have no borders. We cannot beat plastic pollution if we don’t tackle climate change, environmental loss and food crises at the same time.”
That was the powerful message Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo delivered during the Paris International Forum to End Plastic Pollution in Cities. The event was held before the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution, which aims to develop a legally binding international instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Over the course of a morning filled with presentations, roundtables, and calls to action, global mayors, scientists, and representatives from NGOs and philanthropies united to discuss the crisis of plastic pollution, and how cities can lead the way on solutions ...
