🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it.
The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.
.@WHO calls on governments to work towards successful #PlasticTreaty negotiations. Health must be at the centre to protect people from plastic pollution.
"Petrostates are holding #PlasticsTreaty talks hostage. A minority threatens to block final negotiations. Countries should invoke their right to vote to ensure an ambitious agreement is reached."
👇 Read more https://t.co/b2NJEiVXLu
The science is clear: Plastics are poisoning us.
📍 We’re in Geneva with a message for negotiators.
💪🏽 Now is the time for courage — to stop obstruction and deliver a #PlasticsTreaty that saves lives.
🌍 The world is watching.
#INC52
On May 24, the container ship MSC ELSA 3 sank off the coast of Kochi, spilling oil, hazardous cargo, and… plastic pellets (aka nurdles).
Now, they’re washing up as far south as Thiruvananthapuram.
Here’s what you need to know 🧵👇
#NurdlePollution#KeralaCoast#MarineDisaster
NEW: In an open letter to @antonioguterres, 130+ organizations are calling out @UNEP Executive Director @andersen_inger for comments that the groups say prejudge the upcoming #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, aligning with positions taken by petrostates and industry.
Are you thinking, “oh, we’ll just make hard decisions about the #PlasticsTreaty in the future COP”?
Then this is the brief for you.
Because it turns out that punting decisions to a COP doesn’t actually work the way you think it might.
NEW: Ahead of the upcoming #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, learn what the future Conference of the Parties (COP) can do versus what can happen through treaty amendments or an annex.
Our new issue brief unpacks the scope and limits of COP decisions.
READ: https://t.co/oRhbt0dQP8
Happening now:Shelter-in-place issued by City of Pasadena. 1 confirmed dead, multiple sick from toxic chemical Hydrogen Sulfide release at Pemex Deer Park refinery. More details to follow #Chemical disaster
https://t.co/wLusK42fiM
The simple answer is to stop producing plastic.
Consumer habits are one thing. An industry hellbent on forcing plastics on us is another.
UN Member States have the power to take action. Will they have the courage to do it?
#PlasticsTreaty#CutPlasticProduction
By 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean.
Small changes in our daily habits can have a big impact for our planet.
Get ideas on how you can help #SaveOurOcean & protect #OurCommonFuture: https://t.co/JifNAyLiZH
Are you tuning in to watch "Galvanizing Momentum for the Global Plastic Pollution Instrument"?
Follow my brilliant colleague, @danieladurang6 as she live-Tweets ⬇️⬇️
#PlasticsTreaty#PlasticPollution
Happening now!
High-level event involving Heads of State and Ministers on the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.
How are they committing to control and reduce plastic production?
https://t.co/RLSSqopNqe
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Plastic production is helping to fuel the climate crisis.
World leaders must push for a strong #PlasticsTreaty that drastically cuts production at the final round of talks in November.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The US is poised for a massive #petrochemical buildout that could add annual emissions equivalent to nearly 40 coal power plants, undermining climate targets and locking in fossil fuel emissions for decades to come.
👇 Read the report.
https://t.co/B9hKzfoNKO
If the administration matches these statements with policy action, this shift in positions will help ensure that countries can deliver a meaningful #PlasticsTreaty.
Read our full statement: https://t.co/kYothOSgzp
Yesterday, the US signaled its openness to shifting some of its positions on the #PlasticsTreaty in three ways:
1⃣reducing plastic production;
2⃣generating a global list of chemicals of concern;
3⃣setting global criteria to identify ‘avoidable plastic products’ to phase out.
I am honored to be a judge for this year's Global Media Competition with @TheGGTC and @WHO!
Join us to unveil the winners on this #InternationalYouthDay2024!
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Meet the winners of WHO and GGTC’s Social Reels Challenge and get inspired by Global Youth Voices using digital media to empower their peers. #GMC2024reels #TobaccoExposed #GlobalYouthVoices
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