{"id":55960,"date":"2022-09-30T16:38:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=55960"},"modified":"2022-11-15T18:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:17:58","slug":"coca-cola-biggest-plastic-polluter-sponsor-cop27-greenpeace-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/55960\/coca-cola-biggest-plastic-polluter-sponsor-cop27-greenpeace-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Plastic Polluter named Sponsor for COP27 &#8211; Greenpeace Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt \u2013 The government of Egypt announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Coca-Cola, <a href=\"https:\/\/cop27.eg\/#\/news\/77\/Coca-Cola%20announced%20as%20a%20suppo\">introducing the company as a sponsor for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27)<\/a> to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>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 all global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakfreefromplastic.org\/brandaudit2021\/\">Break Free From Plastic brand audits<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanupkenya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-PET-Rubbish-Report-Final-Web.pdf\">Kenya<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/endplasticpollutionow.blogspot.com\/p\/brand-audit-2021_7.html?m=1\">Uganda<\/a> &#8211; will sponsor this year\u2019s UNFCCC Conference of Parties in Egypt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cCoca-Cola produces 120 billion throwaway plastic bottles a year &#8211; 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.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\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\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Angelica Carballo Pago, Greenpeace USA Plastics Global Media Lead: <a href=\"mailto:apago@greenpeace.org\">apago@greenpeace.org<\/a>, +639498891332.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coca-Cola produces 120 billion throwaway plastic bottles a year &#8211; and 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels, worsening both the plastic and climate crisis. 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