Tag:Plastics treaty negotiations

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‘No treaty is better than a bad treaty’ – How plastics treaty negotiations broke down

At the close of the plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2), ambitious Member States held strong under immense pressure and a broken process and refused to...

Michael Simire - August 15, 2025

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Plastics treaty negotiations made achieving an inclusive just transition impossible – Groups

As the INC-5.2 Global Plastics Treaty negotiations came to an end in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, August 15, 2025, affected groups aligned for justice...

Michael Simire - August 15, 2025

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INC-5.2: Fossil fuel, petrochemical lobbyists overrun plastics treaty negotiations

At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists - a new high compared to the 221 identified by CIEL at INC-5 - have...

Michael Simire - August 7, 2025

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Critical treaty to address global plastics crisis goes into overtime

The latest round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC5) in Busan, South Korea, intended to mark the culmination of two years of...

Michael Simire - December 2, 2024

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Fossil fuel lobbyists flood final round of plastics treaty negotiations in Busan

Some 220 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists registered to participate in the fifth and final scheduled session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5)...

Michael Simire - November 29, 2024