NSC spokesman says a small group “stood in the way of progress.”
President Biden’s administration released a statement following the collapse of plastic pollution treaty negotiations this week, faulting countries with high oil production for the failed agreement. Leaders from 170 nations met in Busan, South Korea, last weekend in what was expected to be final meetings for a treaty that proposed the elimination of plastic pollution by 2040. However, countries that primarily export crude oil, from which nearly all plastics are derived, were reportedly against the treaty.
“While the global movement to reign [sic] in the urgent threats of plastic waste in the environment has gained tremendous momentum, a small group of countries and producers stood in the way of progress to protect their profits and perpetuate an inadequate status quo,” stated White House National Security Council Spokesman Sean Savett.
Discussions are still ongoing, and Spokesman Savett stated that the White House will “make more progress in the next stages of this negotiation.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For members of the president’s administration as they seek to end plastic pollution worldwide.
- For wisdom for the president and Cabinet officials as they pursue their agenda in the remaining weeks of the current term.
Sources: The Hill, Washington Post
