High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

Welcome to Dr. Valentine Uwamariya, Minister of Environment of Rwanda, as Co-Chair of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution alongside Minister of International Development of Norway Anne Beathe Tvinnereim. Dr. Valentine Uwamariya is the current Minister of Environment. Prior to this, she served as the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion in Rwanda. She also served as Minister of Education for three years and half. Before joining the Ministry of Education, she was the Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of trainings, Institutional development and Research at Rwanda Polytechnic (RP). She was responsible for providing science and technology based technical and vocational training which enable the beneficiaries to create jobs for personal development. She is passionate to promote research and technology and disseminate their findings to foster national development. Dr Valentine holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from former National University of Rwanda (NUR). In 2005, she got her Msc degree in Chemistry from Witwatersrand University (Johannesburg-South Africa). In 2013, she obtained her PhD from UNESCO-IHE and Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) in Environmental engineering and Water technology. Dr Valentine has been involved in teaching/research for 19 years at University, and served as Dean of the School of Science at the College of Science and Technology (University of Rwanda). Besides being a senior lecturer and a researcher at UR, Dr Valentine has held other important responsibilities in the Rwandan Society and sat on Boards of local companies. She is also a member of Local and International Organizations. https://lnkd.in/dkRYXbbJ

"Fiji, along with other so-called high ambition nations, wants to see the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC) produce a treaty that will substantially reduce the production of unessential plastics, minimize plastic’s chemical load, and hold manufacturers responsible for the sustainable disposal of their products." Read more in TIME Magazine on the battle against plastics in Fiji and Small Island Developing States. https://lnkd.in/dSwsucRq

Negotiators from over 60 HAC Member States met to discuss our call for binding provisions to restrain and reduce the production and consumption of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels and on the way forward towards shared understanding and convergence at #INC5

The INC Secretariat just published the "Compilation of draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment". The High Ambition Coalition calls for enhanced ministerial engagement and dialogue and encourage all countries to intensify their efforts to establish areas of shared understanding and convergence towards #INC5. Read online: https://lnkd.in/e6rW3tGw

On #WorldEnvironmentDay, the High Ambition Coalition reaffirms our common ambition to end plastic pollution by 2040 through an ambitious and effective #PlasticsTreaty that contributes to the restoration of degraded ecosystems, biodiversity and curbing climate change.

Our common ambition to end plastic pollution by 2040 is increasingly supported, called upon and referenced. Read more on scenario modeling and policy analysis in the towards ending and eliminating plastic pollution by 2040 reports by UN Environment Programme, OECD - OCDE and The Nordic Council of Ministers and The Nordic Council "The ‘Towards Ending Plastic Pollution by 2040’ report was commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers and developed by Systemiq Ltd. and presents a set of 15 global policy interventions towards ending plastic pollution. If universally adopted and supported by a set of common global rules in the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution these could cut annual volumes of mismanaged plastic waste by 90% and virgin plastic use by 30% by 2040 relative to 2019 levels." https://lnkd.in/d_Hfycfc. "The Global Ambition scenario can serve as a strategic guide to chart a path towards the elimination of plastic pollution by mid-century. This comprehensive and co-ordinated approach entails a global ramp up of policy action across the plastics lifecycle, in line with a common target to end (macro)plastic leakage by 2040." https://lnkd.in/e-gEpvA6 "The report proposes a systems change to address the causes of plastic pollution, starting by reducing problematic and unnecessary plastic use, redesigning the system, products and their packaging and combining these with a market transformation towards circularity in plastics. This can be achieved by accelerating three key shifts – reorient and diversify, reuse, and recycle, – and actions to deal with the legacy of plastic pollution." https://lnkd.in/dJcxJ69J

Thank you Plastic Pollution Coalition for nominating the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution for the Earthshot Prize 2024 and to the dude Jeff Bridges for raising the voice on the issue of plastic pollution. #plasticstreaty #inc4

Follow the commentary on the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution during the #plasticstreaty 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. POLITICO https://lnkd.in/d6A4c_2P The Associated Press https://lnkd.in/deFCAguh The Hindu https://lnkd.in/dKB59yXd The Washington Post https://lnkd.in/d2rniZDJ Le Monde https://lnkd.in/dREsKKey The New York Times https://lnkd.in/dFSvx8Kc The Times Of India https://lnkd.in/dAfGibXR Newsweek https://lnkd.in/dQgdQErh NPR https://lnkd.in/dtPm8Ebq The Hill https://lnkd.in/ekmmJFbe FRANCE 24 https://lnkd.in/dwBR4vMb Financial Times https://lnkd.in/dnzBfCHZ Bloomberg https://lnkd.in/d2sssPpW Fortune https://lnkd.in/gEyhFF76 New Scientist https://lnkd.in/dTjAWfAc CBC https://lnkd.in/dVSqepmt International Institute for Sustainable Development https://lnkd.in/dT2UNcXZ Toronto Star https://lnkd.in/dbPqnCBD The Sydney Morning Herald https://lnkd.in/gbdv4vCX PBS https://lnkd.in/diTvGhA7 The Conversation US https://lnkd.in/diaYhgtC The Hill https://lnkd.in/dJugS8-u World Politics Review https://lnkd.in/dr2igM5W The Diplomat https://lnkd.in/dJGCd3-3 Reuters https://lnkd.in/dMJhx4Mu

Follow the commentary on the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution during the #plasticstreaty 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. POLITICO https://lnkd.in/d6A4c_2P The Associated Press https://lnkd.in/deFCAguh The Hindu https://lnkd.in/dKB59yXd The Washington Post https://lnkd.in/d2rniZDJ Le Monde https://lnkd.in/dREsKKey The New York Times https://lnkd.in/dFSvx8Kc The Times Of India https://lnkd.in/dAfGibXR Newsweek https://lnkd.in/dQgdQErh NPR https://lnkd.in/dtPm8Ebq The Hill https://lnkd.in/ekmmJFbe FRANCE 24 https://lnkd.in/dwBR4vMb Financial Times https://lnkd.in/dnzBfCHZ Bloomberg https://lnkd.in/d2sssPpW Fortune https://lnkd.in/gEyhFF76 New Scientist https://lnkd.in/dTjAWfAc CBC https://lnkd.in/dVSqepmt International Institute for Sustainable Development https://lnkd.in/dT2UNcXZ Toronto Star https://lnkd.in/dbPqnCBD The Sydney Morning Herald https://lnkd.in/gbdv4vCX PBS https://lnkd.in/diTvGhA7 The Conversation US https://lnkd.in/diaYhgtC The Hill https://lnkd.in/dJugS8-u World Politics Review https://lnkd.in/dr2igM5W The Diplomat https://lnkd.in/dJGCd3-3 Reuters https://lnkd.in/dMJhx4Mu

Malawi delivered the HAC Ministerial Joint Statement on behalf of 65 Members of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution during the opening of 4th United Nations #PlasticsTreaty negotiation meeting #INC4 in Ottawa, Canada. https://lnkd.in/dxStBCMm