Which of the following statements regarding the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution is/are correct?
1. The INC was established by the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) with a mandate to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.
2. India has actively supported the High Ambition Coalition's demand to place hard international caps on primary plastic polymer production.

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Accepted Answer

A. 1 only — Statement 1 is correct; UNEA Resolution 5/14 established the INC to draft a global plastics treaty. Statement 2 is incorrect; India generally opposes hard international caps on primary plastic production, preferring an approach focused on downstream waste management, recycling, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

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