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INC-4: Greenpeace reacts to Minister Guilbeault undermining ambition during Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
In response to Minister Guilbeault declaring “a cap on plastic production may be too complicated” at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Head of Plastics & Oceans at Greenpeace Canada, said
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INC-4: Peaceful Greenpeace activist arrested by police at the Shaw Center
One activist from Greenpeace Canada was arrested outside of the Shaw Center in Ottawa while engaged in a peaceful protest.
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Greenpeace ramps up pressure on UN delegates to cut plastic production, by delivering a “Global Plastics Factory”
As a new day of negotiations begins at the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Ottawa, Greenpeace Canada delivered a 20-foot “Global Plastics Factory” to the doorstep of the Shaw Center, where the talks on a Global Plastics Treaty are taking place.
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🚨 Live Updates from INC4: People vs Plastic
From April 23-29, Ottawa will host the fourth of five UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. The first three rounds were chaotic and dominated by Big Plastic trying to…
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Ottawa Plastic Talks: strong Global Plastics Treaty still within reach
global treaty that cuts plastic production and ends single-use plastic pollution is still within reach and governments have a duty to do all they can to secure it, said Greenpeace International and The Descendants Project at a press conference today. Campaigners and activists from impacted communities said Member States must ensure the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating…
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INC-4: Greenpeace Canada’s reaction to Minister’s Guilbeault introducing a Federal Plastics Registry
In response to Minister Guilbeault announcement introducing a Federal Plastics Registry during the the High-level partnerships day’s opening Session at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4), Sarah King, Head of Plastics & Oceans at Greenpeace Canada, said:
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March to End the Plastic Era, led by Indigenous Peoples and impacted community leaders, exposes how plastic poisons people across its full lifecycle
Break Free From Plastic members and allies peacefully demand a human-rights based approach to the Plastics Treaty ahead of fourth round of negotiations.
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La marche pour mettre fin à l’ère du plastique, menée par les peuples autochtones et les leaders des communautés touchées, montre comment le plastique empoisonne les gens tout au long de son cycle de vie
Aujourd'hui, des centaines de leaders de communautés touchées et d'expert.e.s du monde entier se sont rassemblé.e.s dans les rues d'Ottawa avant la quatrième session du Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (CIN-4) pour faire avancer un traité sur le plastique, marquant ainsi un moment décisif pour le traité mondial sur le plastique.
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INC4: Canada must get the global Plastics Treaty talks back on track
This April, representatives from more than 170 global governments will come together in Ottawa, Canada to negotiate a UN global Plastics Treaty - a once-in-a-generation opportunity to begin to solve the plastic pollution crisis.
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Greenpeace Canada reacts to the 2024 federal budget
In advance of today’s budget, Greenpeace Canada joined with other Canadian organizations to advocate for measures that would simultaneously address affordability and the climate crisis, and to denounce efforts by some politicians to shamelessly exploit Canadians’ very real economic pain for political gain.