Peru and 38 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and the European Union, on Thursday approved an official declaration, in which they commit to intensify their activities in climate matters, environment, and the fight against plastic pollution.
Likewise, the aforementioned countries agreed to align finances with environmental objectives and accelerate actions to limit global warming to a value of 1.5°C.
For this reason, the Government incorporated changes in the legislation on solid waste management and adopted the principles of circular economy, among other measures.
In this sense,
Minister Montoya expressed that Peru is facing plastic pollution —among other measures— with the implementation of the law that regulates single-use plastic, thus promoting the South American country's transition towards more sustainable consumption and production —with a circular economy approach.
The Environment sector's head also stressed that during the recent edition of the
United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) a resolution was adopted aimed at creating a legally-binding international treaty against plastic pollution —promoted by Peru and Rwanda.
It was attended by Environment ministers from countries affiliated to the OECD, European Union, in addition to several non-member nations (Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Peru, and Romania), as well as representatives of international organizations.
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