Even before the INC-3 negotiations begin in earnest, important conversations have already taken place that determine which issues will be on the agenda in the coming week. Sam Winton reports on the meeting that set the table for the week’s negotiations. Ahead of INC-3 negotiations commencing this morning, associated activities have kicked off in force […]
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From the 13th to the 19th of November 2023 the International Negotiating Committee for the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution meet for the third time. This time the stakes are higher than ever for securing a high-ambition treaty to end plastic waste. Throughout the week Sam Winton will be […]
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A week ago the first of five United Nations negotiation sessions ended in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. Together these sessions will decide the shape and scope of the upcoming UN International Legally Binding Instrument on plastic pollution. Dr Matthew Peacock argues that the eventual treaty must apply to all nations and hold all accountable if […]
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Environmentalists have long evangelised the three R’s – Reuse, Redesign and Recycle – so why has the debate surrounding the UN Plastics Treaty so far been dominated by the least sustainable of the three? Dr Francis Oremo argues that a truly circular economy for plastics must support reuse and redesign and treat recycling as a […]
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This week UN negotiators from myriad nations meet to begin building the first Global Plastics. Dr Noreen O’Meara takes a critical look at some of the key players and coalitions, where they differ, where they agree and what they bring to the table. Leading up to the negotiations for a proposed UN Global Plastics Treaty […]
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Change is an inherently disruptive process and the upcoming UN treaty on plastic pollution promises urgent, profound and global change on an unprecedented scale. History shows us that it is the poorest and most marginalised members of society who suffer most from such disruption, so what does this mean for the 20 million waste pickers […]
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