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On 4 September 2023, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) presented the so-called \u2018Zero Draft<\/a>\u2019 of the Plastics Treaty. This draft is to serve as the basis for the upcoming meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee from 13 to 19 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The previous meeting in Paris at the beginning of June 2023 served as the basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The draft contains some provisions to reduce plastic production and eliminate particularly harmful types of plastics and chemicals. However, it remains vague in many aspects, as it contains placeholders for topics that need to be discussed by the participants at the upcoming meetings. The structure of the draft is built around the life cycle of plastic products. Every concern raised by member states at the previous meeting in Paris for inclusion in the agreement was included in the draft as an \u2018element\u2019. There are several options for dealing with these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In principle, a distinction is made between three options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Numerous sources emphasise that the draft contains positive aspects, such as promoting the recycling of plastics. However, they say, there is no explicit reference to the phase-out of fossil fuels as a key measure to reduce plastic production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n