Joint Statement between China and France on Strengthening Cooperation on Biodiversity and Oceans: Kunming-Montreal to Nice (excerpt)
The following is the “Prevention and Control of Pollution” section of the statement:
16. Both countries commit to preventing and reducing pollutants – whether chemical, plastic or other types of pollution – and their associated risks to biodiversity. Both countries will pay particular attention to reducing the impact of the above-mentioned pollution on marine and coastal biodiversity.
17. The two countries will work to end plastic pollution based on a comprehensive approach. To this end, the two countries have committed to actively promote the reduction of plastic production and use at the source, ban and reduce the production and consumption of certain disposable plastics, implement the method of "reduce, reuse and recycle", and develop related supporting infrastructure.
18. The two countries recognize the importance of United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14 (UNEP/EA.5/Res.14), which mandates negotiations to develop an international, legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution; It is believed that positive progress has been made at INC1 held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, INC2 held in Paris, France, INC3 held in Nairobi, Kenya, and INC4 held in Ottawa, Canada, and supports the efforts to reach an agreement during INC5 to be held in Busan, South Korea. An ambitious and implementable agreement. The progress of the above-mentioned negotiations will be highlighted at the 2025 United Nations Oceans Conference.
19. The two countries recognize the importance of United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/8 (UNEP/EA.5/Res.8), which mandated the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to consider the establishment of a and the Science and Policy Committee on Pollution Prevention. The two countries expressed satisfaction with the results of the first round of working group meetings at the end of January 2023, and supported the completion of the work of the open-ended ad hoc working group from now to the end of 2024, looking forward to establishing a wide-ranging independent scientific research group as soon as possible. and policy committees, covering chemicals and waste pollution.
20. The two countries committed to jointly promote the implementation of the global chemicals framework adopted at the 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management in Bonn.
