{"id":1547,"date":"2025-08-15T09:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?p=1547"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:29:15","slug":"pakistan-urges-fair-green-financing-at-plastic-treaty-talks-as-global-negotiations-end-in-deadlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?p=1547","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Urges Fair Green Financing at Plastic Treaty Talks as Global Negotiations End in Deadlock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Federal Climate Change Environmental Coordination Minister Dr Musadik Malik called for equitable access to green financing and other resources for developing nations on Friday at a meeting in Geneva, the state-run&nbsp;<em>Associated Press of Pakistan<\/em>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He chaired the meeting on the sidelines of the fifth session of the plastic pollution treaty negotiations taking place in Geneva. Billed as the most important environmental deal since the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/amp\/1226151\">2015 Paris climate accord<\/a>, the 10-day&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1929021\">summit<\/a>&nbsp;brought delegates from 185 countries to finalise a global treaty to control plastic pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPakistan led a regional dialogue with Bangladesh, Egypt, Tajikistan, Malaysia, and Sudan for an interactive briefing,\u201d according to a statement posted by Malik\u2019s team on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMinister Musadik called for a fair Global&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/trends\/PlasticsTreaty\">#PlasticsTreaty<\/a>&nbsp;and equitable green financing, so support reaches nations most impacted by pollution and climate challenges,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the meeting, the climate minister noted, \u201cthose responsible for the highest levels of plastic consumption are often the largest beneficiaries of green financing.\u201d However, he added that the world\u2019s poorest nations are often left to fend for themselves in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDeveloping nations carry the heaviest burden of its environmental and socio-economic impacts,\u201d&nbsp;<em>APP<\/em>&nbsp;quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a bid to rally the region towards fair and equitable green financing at the global plastics talks, the minister called for the treaty to take into consideration and prioritise \u201ccountries most affected by climate change and plastic pollution\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malik was of the opinion that \u201cwithout fair access to resources and technology, developing nations cannot meet the environmental goals set by the global community\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy pushing for a united regional stance, Pakistan aims to strengthen the negotiating position of developing countries and ensure that the treaty addresses both environmental and economic fairness,\u201d&nbsp;<em>APP<\/em>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Dr Musadik Malik had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1930757\">floated<\/a>&nbsp;the idea of setting up a \u2018global plastic fund\u2019 for a marketplace to buy and sell plastic credits, receiving quite a few nods and thumbs up from delegates at the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce we have enough countries agreeing to this, the [UN Environment Programme] secretariat will be forced to put it on the agenda,\u201d said the climate minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1931048\/pakistan-takes-stand-for-equitable-access-to-green-finance-for-developing-nations#world-plastic-pollution-treaty-talks-collapse-with-no-deal\"><\/a>World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart on Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge,&nbsp;<em>AFP<\/em>&nbsp;reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negotiators from 185 nations worked beyond Thursday\u2019s deadline and through the night in an ultimately futile search for common ground between nations wanting bold action, such as curbing plastic production, and oil-producing states preferring to focus more narrowly on waste management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talks in Geneva \u2014 called after the collapse of the fifth and supposedly final round of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1875906\">talks<\/a>&nbsp;in South Korea late last year \u2014 opened on August 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several countries voiced bitter disappointment as the talks unravelled, but said they were prepared for future negotiations \u2014 despite six rounds of talks over three years now having failed to find agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have missed a historic opportunity, but we have to keep going and act urgently. 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