Petrostates need better economies

Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez, reporting on the failed plastic treaty negotiations last week:

The position of both plastic-producing countries has been cautious in previous treaty negotiations, unlike petrochemical states Saudi Arabia, Russia, Malaysia, Iran, and the United States. Known as the like-minded group, they have outrightly rejected binding commitments to reduce or cap plastic production, arguing that such measures would threaten their economies.

If the viability of your economies depends on messing up the climate system and leaving persistent plastic pollution all over the planet, I say you should go get yourself some better economies.