Day one of the final set of treaty negoations saw both an appeal to multilateralism and a demonstration of its inherent challenges. Sam Winton describes the events of a day in which the initial momentum generated by widespread determination to build a meaningful treaty has been threatened by delays, organisational problems and the inevitable opposition […]
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When the United Nations Environment Assembly created the mandate for a global legally binding plastics treaty in March 2022 this was never part of their plan, nonetheless here we are. The final set of planned negotions in Busan last Autumn failed to produce the promised treaty and now negotiations resume, this time in Geneva. There […]
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Last week was supposed to be the final week of the negotiations for the global plastics treaty but no agreement was reached, with the minority of countries wanting a weak treaty that will enable them to continue to profit from plastic as before refusing to compromise. Equally though, as Sam Winton explains, the majority of […]
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After four days of frustrated progress in the final week of negotiations of the global plastics treaty the Chair has taken unprecedented steps in order to get talks back on track. Sam Winton, witnessing events as they unfold, explains the reasons behind this bold, perhaps desperate, gambit and looks at what it might mean for […]
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Three days into what is supposed to be the final round of negotiations for the first global plastics treaty, a predictable lack of agreement is still stifling the progress needed to finalise a treaty by the end of the week. Sam Winton reports on the state of play as frustrated delegates look for new strategies […]
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Day 1 of the final round of plastic treaty negotiations saw old rivalries coming to the fore, with countries impatient for progress towards a high-ambition treaty and the so-called like-minded group, who oppose legally binding measures and curbs on plastic manufacturing, combining their tried and tested tactics with new strategies to get the treaty they […]
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