Governments must adhere to their responsibilities outlined in international treaties, including multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).
The #PlasticsTreaty’s success will depend on the design of implementation, which include NIPs, NAPs, or NDCs.
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The third day of #INC3 negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty has concluded after a day full of country interventions in #plenary. Here are #BreakFreeFromPlastic highs ✅ lows ❌as well as the key stories from today:
As the world drowns in plastic, the plastic treaty negotiations at #INC3 face a formidable challenge.
The influence of oil & gas giants could weaken the deep cuts in plastic waste demanded by some CSOs, write @MichaelCopley and @juliaradio, for @NPR:
https://t.co/nZAJZgl1Km
“The psychologists would call it ‘techno-optimism’...If we’re not careful, the public gets convinced that a big gadget whizzing around in the middle of the Pacific gyre is going to mop it all up for us, and that’s the end of the story." @ProfRThompson
https://t.co/DcwrkIFZh8
Q. Why are the ‘green’ claims made by plastic ‘offsets’ & plastic credits, controversial?
A. The credits are based on the toxic practice of burning plastic waste for fuel.
🧵on why companies offsetting their plastic waste is a false solution to the #plasticpollution crisis.
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We also found reporting holes and inaccurate data in the plastic credit exchange we examined.
‘If we think that using the same model as carbon credits is going to deal with plastic pollution, then we’re deluded,’ said one expert @EIA_News.
Delegates for #PlasticsTreaty#INC3 attended a prep meeting on issues not previously discussed primarily related to the preamble, principles, definitions, and scope of the new agreement on #plasticpollution
Read ➡️ https://t.co/k2xicezE8u
#plastic#beatplasticpollution
Plastic waste is “spiraling out of control” across Africa, where it is growing faster than any other region.
At current levels, enough plastic waste to cover a football pitch is openly dumped or burned in sub-Saharan Africa EVERY MINUTE. 🤯
Read more 👇
https://t.co/TZJ6rPajR4
📰 Now out! 📰
My team @EIA_News have just released our briefing for #PlasticsTreaty#INC3. This paper should help orient negotiators and participants alike to the matters of substance and provides insights into the provisions in the zero draft. Enjoy!
https://t.co/zUeIVyUaFS
Nice piece by @josephbwinters on greenwashing and plastics credits. Starting to see this promoted in #PlasticsTreaty space 😖
How about producing less plastic and dealing w/ health impacts posed by plastics before trying to offset responsibility?
https://t.co/eRowyYjiws
🔴Tomorrow Wed. 6-7pm (CET) I will be sharing some views, together with great panelists, on the #ZeroDraft of the #PlasticsTreaty
Sign up here to attend ⬇️
https://t.co/Hjwbaz1dyK
🔴🚨🚨Breaking News: First ever draft text of #PlasticsTreaty is out!!!
This is the pivotal document in the process: from discussion to negotiation
#ZeroDraft#INC3
https://t.co/t8CTcXXGdA
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Fun working with @pinkychandran@schetanw@jmaillotzwe and several others on this submission for #INC3#PlasticsTreaty on the topic of reuse systems.
Have a read of recommendations on:
🎯 Targets
💰 Finance options
🏗️ Design criteria for reuse systems
https://t.co/wG7wphyvvn
Delighted my fab colleague Amy from @EIA_News will join this panel to talk #GhostGear and the #PlasticsTreaty. She'll talk through the key points in our group observer submission for #INC3 and discuss how fishing gear provisions can work for SIDS 🏝️
https://t.co/KjuEtdwBzC
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