Macron announces new plans by France and the USA to protect the environment

Emmanuel Macron, the French President, speaks to the media before a Weimar Triangle meeting in Berlin to discuss the ongoing Ukraine crises. This was in Berlin, Germany, on February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool

PARIS, February 11, 2011 (Reuters) – Friday’s announcement by the French President Emmanuel Macron’s Department of Environment Protection was made as France hosted the One Ocean’ summit.

“Recognizing that plastic pollution has transboundary effects and the importance of curbing them at their source, the United States of America and France support launching negotiations at 5th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), on a global agreement to address plastics’ entire lifecycle and promote a circular economy,” said a statement by Macron’s office.

Reporting by Tassilo Humel and Michel Rose
Editing by Sudip Kargupta

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