Local and Subnational Governments Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

Overview

In February 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution (resolution 5/14) was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument to contain plastic pollution, including in the marine environment with the ambition to complete the negotiations by end of 2024.

The instrument is to be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. The INC will consider how to promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics from product design to environmentally sound waste management through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches.

The rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious global environmental issue that negatively impacts the environmental, social, economic and health dimensions of sustainable development. Under a business-as-usual scenario and in the absence of necessary interventions, the amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems could nearly triple from some 9–14 million tonnes per year in 2016 to a projected 23–37 million tons per year by 2040.

Local and Subnational Governments Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

Coalition Concept

To establish an international coalition of Local and Subnational Governments (LSNG), and relevant organizations, with the collective goal of engaging Member States and the INC-Secretariat during and post INC negotiations with a unified voice. The coalition also seeks to ensure that the future international instrument on plastic pollution has a high ambition to address plastic pollution, and also create healthy and thriving communities and workforce in line with the principles of a Just Transition, while ensuring a sustainable economy.
Coalition Statement

The Coalition Statement, that is developed specifically for INC-4, sets out the rationale for local and subnational governments voice to be included in the final instrument. The Statement also identifies critical areas that impacts local and subnational governments, while advocating for an ambitious final instrument. The coalition can be found here.

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Coalition Signatories

We currently have 88 signatories:

1. ACR+ (Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management)

2. Asociación de ciudades capitales (ACC)

3. Asociación de residuos DS Latinoamericana – Latin America (regional)

4. Asociación Dominicana de Municipios del Este, Dominican Republic

5. Asociación Nacional de Autoridades Ambientales Estatal (ANAAE)

6. Asociación Mexicana de Oficinas de Asuntos Internacionales de los Estados (AMAIE)

7. AVF Germany

8. Baden-Württemberg, Germany

9. Blaine County, Idaho, United States

10. British Columbia, Canada

11. Cámara Municipal de Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal

12. Cantón de Buenos Aires, Costa Rica

13. Cantón de El Guarco, Costa Rica

14. Cantón de Flores, Costa Rica

15. Cantón de Jiménez, Costa Rica

16. Cantón de La Unión, Costa Rica

17. Cantón de Oreamuno, Costa Rica

18. Cantón de Paquera, Costa Rica

19. Cantón de Puriscal, Costa Rica

20. Cantón de San José, Costa Rica

21. Cantón de Tibás, Costa Rica

22. Cantón de Tilarán, Costa Rica

23. Cape Coast, Ghana

24. Centre of Excellence in Disaster Management – Global

25. Chefchaouen City, Morocco

26. Med Network

27. City Government of Mati, Philippines

28. City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

29. City of Boulder, Colorado, United States

30. City of Lansing, Michigan, United States

31. City of Matosinhos, Portugal

32. City of Medellín, Colombia

33. City of Montréal, Quebec, Canada

34. City of Santa Rosa, California, United States

35. City of West Hollywood, California, United States

36. Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) – Europe (regional, covers multiple countries)

37. Distrito Central, Honduras

38. Fortaleza, Brazil

39. Goicoechea, Costa Rica

40. Government of Catalonia, Spain

41. Government of Quebec, Canada

42. Goyang Special City, South Korea

43. Jackson, Mississippi, United States

44. Jackson, Wyoming, United States

45. Kampala City, Uganda

46. KISUMU, Poverty Transition Initiative, Kenya

47. Key West, Florida, United States

48. La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

49. Lagos City, Nigeria

50. Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran

51. MedCities

52. Miami, Florida, United States

53. Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI)

54. Municipality of Walvis Bay, Namibia

55. Nansana, Waisko District, Uganda

56. Navas de San Juan, Jaén, Spain

57. Odun State, Nigeria

58. Ocean Cities Network – Global

59. Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina

60. Provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador

61. Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina

62. Renca, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

63. Salvador City Hall, Bahia, Brazil

64. Secrétaire général adjoint ONG ASP-AL-HERI – Regional

65. Seongnam City, South Korea

66. Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

67. State of Baja California, Mexico

68. State of Campeche, Mexico

69. State of Chiapas, Mexico

70. State of Chihuahua, Mexico

71. State of Colima, Mexico

72. State of Guanajuato, Mexico

73. State of Guerrero, Mexico

74. State of Jalisco, Mexico

75. State of Mexico, Mexico

76. State of Michoacán, Mexico

77. State of Morelos, Mexico

78. State of Nuevo León, Mexico

79. State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

80. State of San Luis Potosí, Mexico

81. State of Sonora, Mexico

82. State of Tamaulipas, Mexico

83.Tigray Development Association, Ethiopia

84. Turku, Finland

85. Unión Nacional de Gobiernos Locales de Costa Rica (UNGLC)

86. Valle del Cauca, Colombia

87. Zaria Metropolitan Development Authority, Nigeria

88. Zoueratte, Mauritania
CONSULTATION WEBINAR: LSNG Coalition to end plastic pollution towards INC-5

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Webinar recordings 17.07.2024 "LSNG to end plastic pollution: a look back on INC4 and the way forward to INC5"

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