{"id":93287,"date":"2022-10-22T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T12:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/dr-congo\/biggest-plastic-polluter-named-sponsor-for-the-united-nations-conference-on-climate-change-cop27\/"},"modified":"2022-10-22T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T12:30:09","slug":"biggest-plastic-polluter-named-sponsor-for-the-united-nations-conference-on-climate-change-cop27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/dr-congo\/biggest-plastic-polluter-named-sponsor-for-the-united-nations-conference-on-climate-change-cop27\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Plastic Polluter named Sponsor for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The government of Egypt announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Coca-Cola, introducing the company as a sponsor for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3C2xhCG<\/a>) to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In response, Greenpeace USA Oceans Campaign Director, John Hocevar, said:<\/strong> \u201cIt is baffling that Coca-Cola \u2013 the world\u2019s biggest plastic polluter in the Break Free From Plastic brand audits (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SL1mO2<\/a>), in different countries including Kenya (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3UTotaN<\/a>) and Uganda (https:\/\/bit.ly\/3UUBdy8<\/a>) – will sponsor this year\u2019s UNFCCC Conference of Parties in Egypt.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoca-Cola produces 120 billion throwaway plastic bottles a year – and 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels, worsening both the plastic and climate crisis. They have yet to even acknowledge that this is a problem or explain how they will meet their climate goals without ending their plastic addiction. This partnership undermines the very objective of the event it seeks to sponsor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCutting plastic production and ending single-use plastic is in line with the goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees. If Coca-Cola really wants to solve the plastic and climate crisis, it needs to turn off its plastics tap. Ending Coca-Cola\u2019s addiction to single-use plastic is an important part of moving away from fossil fuels, protecting communities, and combating climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Greenpeace Africa.<\/i><\/p>\n

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\nHellen Kahaso Dena
\nCommunications and Story\u00a0 Manager
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\n+254 717 104 144<\/p>\n

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