Posted on: 20 November 2023
Intersessional work is blocked in a disappointing end to INC-3 negotiations for a global plastics treaty.
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Posted on: 19 November 2023
On the final day of contact groups, time is running out for compiling amendments to the zero draft and a vote to allow vital intersessional work to pave the...
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Posted on: 18 November 2023
Day 5 of the INC-3 talks in Nairobi to build the first global plastic treaty saw momentum lost to delays and procedural difficulties due to the sheer volume of...
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Posted on: 17 November 2023
The INC-3 UN Plastics treaty negotiations in Nairobi are reaching a critical point, with majority consensus on many key issues and opposition from small but implacable groups of delegates...
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Posted on: 16 November 2023
On Day 3 of INC-3, delegates divided into contact groups to discuss key elements of a global plastics treaty. While there are areas of consensus, significant divergence persists on...
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Posted on: 15 November 2023
In depth discussions began on the second day of INC-3, including on the critical question of how the implementation of the plastics treaty will be funded. Sam Winton offers...
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Posted on: 14 November 2023
With areas of consensus and contention already emerging, Sam Winton summarises the key developments in the first day of INC-3 negotiations in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Posted on: 13 November 2023
Researcher Sam Winton comments on the opening weekend and preparatory meeting of INC-3 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Posted on: 10 November 2023
Researcher Sam Winton provides an insider’s view of the negotiations as INC-3 progresses in Nairobi, Kenya.
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We’ve collated some of the perspectives and statements on the Zero Draft from various stakeholder groups.
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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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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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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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Posted on: 18 July 2022
An invaluable new resource to help tackle plastic pollution on land and in the ocean is going live today. The Global Plastics Policy Centre (GPPC) online platform is the latest...
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Posted on: 30 June 2022
A global gathering of plastic experts is taking place in Portsmouth next summer Hosted by Revolution Plastics at the University of Portsmouth, PlasticsFuture 2023 hopes to find innovative solutions to the global...
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Posted on: 28 June 2022
A globally coordinated approach is vital to end plastic pollution. A globally coordinated approach is vital to end plastic pollution. That’s the message made by Professor Steve Fletcher, Director of...
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