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Reflecting on the 4th negotiations, brackets, and how we ‘Bridge to Busan’

Posted on: 15 May 2024

With only seven days of official negotiations remaining to develop a Global Plastics Treaty by the end of 2024, both member states and observer delegations are concerned about whether...

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Who knows it feels it: legislative theatre at INC-3

Posted on: 16 December 2023

Waste pickers from Kenya delivered a powerful and unique message to policymakers at the beginning of the third round of plastics treaty negotiations in Nairobi, inviting delegates and observers...

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The halfway point – reflections on the 3rd session of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty

Posted on: 8 December 2023

The Treaty negotiations at INC-3 were brimming with the “Nairobi Spirit'' of collaboration, compromise, and commitment. However, early progress was dampened during the closing weekend when the delegates left...

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Perspectives on the Global Plastics Treaty Zero Draft

Posted on: 10 November 2023

We’ve collated some of the perspectives and statements on the Zero Draft from various stakeholder groups.

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Wrapping up the 2nd session of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty

Posted on: 10 July 2023

The 2nd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) in Paris from 29 May to 2 June, 2023 comprised five days filled with late nights and colourful displays of...

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Follow the development of the Global Plastics Treaty with the Global Plastics Policy Centre

Posted on: 14 February 2023

The world has witnessed the consequences of the global plastic pollution crisis for decades and their disproportionate effects on the world’s most vulnerable people and ecosystems. The irrefutable evidence...

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And so it began: the 1st session of negotiations for an International Legally Binding Instrument to end plastic pollution

Posted on: 10 January 2023

As 2023 kicks off, our team at the Global Plastics Policy Centre has had time to reflect on the atmosphere, challenges and outcomes of the first session of the...

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