BREAKING: 🆕 INC Chair Elected
GAIA joins civil society in urging the new chair to enforce greater accountability and transparency.
Read in full➡️ www.no-burn.org/countries-ad...
Aquí en español www.no-burn.org/nueva-presid...
#PlasticsTreaty #breakfreefromplastic #couragenotcompromise
As Chair Luis Vayas steps down, GAIA urges the Bureau to elect a Global South leader who can unite the ambitious majority and deliver the strong, just #PlasticsTreaty the world needs.
Read full statement here:
EN: no-burn.org/gaia-urges-g...
ES: no-burn.org/gaia-insta-a...
#couragenotcompromise
EU Today screenshot: Global Plastics Treaty Talks in Geneva Conclude Without Agreement
"...the latest version removed explicit production caps and softened language on chemicals of concern, drawing criticism from countries and civil society groups seeking stronger measures."
Read more:
eutoday.net/global-plast...
@zerowasteeurope.eu
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Philippine Daily Inquirer screenshot: No deal: Plastic treaty talks end in collapse, chaos, calls for change
"While a vast majority of countries supported measures such as cutting plastic production...progress was repeatedly blocked by a small bloc of oil-producing nations calling themselves the 'like-minded countries'."
newsinfo.inquirer.net/2096266/plas...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #couragenotcompromise
Metrotvnews: UN Plastic Pollution Talks in Geneva Extended, End Without Breakthrough
"Ana Rocha, Global Plastics Policy Director at GAIA, argued that the draft text in fact undermines the aspirations of more than 100 countries seeking stronger plastic waste management in the future."
Read:
www.metrotvnews.com/read/koGCdO1...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #CourageNotCompromise
To our colleagues, members, communities, allies, and member states...
Thank you for holding the line.
Thank you for standing strong.
Thank you for not letting a weak treaty pass.
We are not going back. We will not stop, until we win.
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2
Disappointed & enraged by a process and text that sidelines ambition, but inspired by countries & CSOs that refused to accept it.
No treaty is better than a bad treaty.
GAIA's statement at the end of the #INC5_2 closing plenary
www.no-burn.org/ambitious-co...
#couragenotcompromise #plasticstreaty
After waiting for hours for the plenary session that was to conclude the #plasticstreaty talks just to be abruptly dismissed, the Chair announced #INC5_2 continues tomorrow.
➡️READ our statement in English & Spanish here:
www.no-burn.org/gaia-stateme...
#CourageNotCompromise
Via a LinkedIn post, French President Emmanuel Macron calls "on all States present in Geneva to adopt a text that reflects the urgency of the environmental and health crisis.”
#couragenotcompromise #inc5_2 #PlasticsTreaty
Here is our Aug 13 recap!
Read in English: www.no-burn.org/day-9-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-9-inc-5-2
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
GAIA statement on the Chair's text (Aug 13): "This new text is sending a clear message to the world: we do not care about your health. We do not care about the science. We do not care about human rights. We do not care about your future. We only care about consensus." #PlasticsTreaty
GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution".
Our full statement in English and Spanish here: www.no-burn.org/gaias-statem...
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
In Geneva? Don’t miss the Global South Media Briefing at 4PM today!
Join Member State Delegates from Ethiopia, Fiji & Panama, and members of civil society from the Global South for a press conference on Global South ambition in the #plasticstreaty negotiations.
#INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Here's our Day 8 Recap of the #PlasticsTreaty talks in Geneva. Follow us here and on our other social media platforms for the latest #INC5_2 updates and resources.
English: www.no-burn.org/day-8-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-8-inc-5-2
#couragenotcompromise
It is simple: "Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution." #plasticstreaty #CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Article 6(Supply)
Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution.
✅Most countries support plastic reduction targets
💸The net cost of failing to reduce plastic production could be up to 2x the cost of reduction measures
PLASTIC CUTS NOW!
#CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Only 3 days left until the scheduled close of #INC5_2!
Read our August 11 recap here: www.no-burn.org/day-7-inc-5-2
En español, aquí: www.no-burn.org/dia-7-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin | Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
As national delegates enter the #INC5_2 venue, advocates from around the globe greet them with the urgent call:
✊🏼Stop hiding behind consensus!
✊🏼Show courage for the future!
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty
#PlasticsTreaty #Regulate #CourageNotCompromise
"the plastics industry has been actively deceiving the public for decades about the recyclability of plastics”
Plastics "recycling" is largely a fraud that the industry has perpetuated since at least 1974
Read @rebeccajohn.bsky.social👇
🎬🔥 Just Released: Africa’s Youth Demand a Strong Global #PlasticsTreaty 🌍
This International Youth Day, young people across the continent are calling out injustice, inequality, and inaction.
📣 Tag your government.
🎬 WATCH NOW: youtu.be/5QPF_ZJ1EmU?...
#INC5_2 #CourageNotCompromise
In spite of spoiler countries trying to block progress on the #plasticstreaty, there is an ever-growing drumbeat of ambition from the majority countries. Here are just a few of the proposals that are quickly gaining traction at #INC5_2!
#couragenotcompromise
𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 📢, please share!
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #CourageNotCompromise
Before the #PlasticsTreaty talks start today, read our Day 5 recap of #INC5_2 here👇
www.no-burn.org/day-5-inc-5-2
<Recap in Spanish coming soon!>
Photo credit: IISD|Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise
Photo outside Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva at top; JTA logo at bottom, with arrow at bottom right.
Photo outside Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva at top; JTA logo at bottom, with arrow at bottom right.
Podcast microphone at top right in black with green background; JTA and Communicating Care logos at bottom, with soundwave in background.
One more CRUCIAL week of #inc5.2! The #globalplasticstreaty must ensure #justtransition. Learn about the history of #justtransition & much more in this interview w/ JTA exec. director José T. Bravo & host @phaedra.bsky.social! communicatingcare.buzzsprout.com/1924467/epis...
#couragenotcompromise
We gathered to show our collective strength and to demonstrate that the world is watching the INC 5.2 negotiations. The fate of our planet, future and current generations, and all life depends on our ability to invoke #couragenotcompromise now.
@breakfreefromplastic.org
#JustTransitionAlliance
Screenshot of Medium.Com article: A Strong Plastics Treaty Will Help Solve Plastic Pollution, With or Without Big Plastic Producers
Should we weaken the #PlasticsTreaty just to get the biggest plastic polluters onboard?
@tangri0.bsky.social, GAIA's Science & Policy Director and a leading global waste and climate expert, says ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Here's why:
www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-st...
#CourageNotCompromise #INC5_2
"To break free from plastics, you need to learn to break free from brackets."
Fiji's Sivendra Michael delivers an urgent reminder to the delegates at #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty. The treaty text now has over 1,000 brackets (brackets mean they are not agreed yet by the parties).
#couragenotcompromise
#INC5_2 #CourageNotCompromise @jtalliance.bsky.social
4/5
5 days into #INC 5.2, we’re still not on track for a #PlasticsTreaty that protects people & nature. Since negotiations started, over 36M tonnes of plastic waste have been dumped in the oceans
The choice is clear: #CourageNotCompromise. Finalise a strong treaty now
Changez le processus. Tenez votre promesse. Mettez fin à la pollution plastique.
#CourageNotCompromise
A mi-chemin des négociations sur le #PlasticsTreaty, nous étions ce matin devant l'ONU à #Genève aux côtés des populations les plus exposées, des scientifiques, des professionnels de la santé, des entreprises, des ONG du monde entier pour demander aux gouvernements d’agir. #CourageNotCompromise
