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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Posted on: 1 May 2024
The fourth round of UN global plastics treaty negotiations reach a disappointing end. While some progress was made, the chance of delivering an ambitious treaty by the end of...
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Posted on: 29 April 2024
With the end of INC-4 in sight, progress is slowed by delaying tactics to avoid discussing upstream measures and caps on plastic production.
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Posted on: 28 April 2024
Fatigue is setting in at the fourth round of the UN plastic treaty talks as detailed discussions on the treaty provisions stretch late into the night. Japan even plays...
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Posted on: 26 April 2024
Sam Winton reflects on days two and three of INC-4 talks where delegates have clashed over the merits of mandatory vs voluntary extended producer responsibility.
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Posted on: 24 April 2024
The opposing views of the high ambition coalition and lower ambition countries dominate the start of proceedings, but there are promising signs of progress. Sam Winton reflects on the...
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Posted on: 23 April 2024
As negotiations to agree a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution resume, Sam Winton returns to provide on-the-spot insights from INC-4.
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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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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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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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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: 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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In this free hybrid event, Andy Raine, Senior Legal Officer & Head of the International Environmental Law Unit in the Law Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will be...
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INC-1 marks the beginning of two-year long negotiations to reach an international agreements to end plastic pollution, as intended in the UNEA-5.2 resolution 5/14. In this session, delegates from...
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Before the commencing of the 1st session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), the Multi-stakeholder Forum INC-1 brings together stakeholders from across the plastics life cycle to share knowledge and...
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