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...
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#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
Many hoped #INC5_2 would lead to the adoption of a new treaty to end #plasticpollution
But try as they might, delegates were unable to reach consensus and left Geneva amid uncertainty as to what the next steps might be
Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
#PlasticsTreaty
Post 1/2: Joint press release published in response to #inc5_2 #globalplasticstreaty negotiations in #geneva! Read the second post for contributors who collaborated on this piece. Our work continues for #justtransition!
jtalliance.org/2025/08/15/t...
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#Plastic pollutes our planet 🌍 and harms your health! ❤️🩹
Explore our #PlasticsTreaty guide
➡️ betterworld.info/environment/... - share with your friends & peers 📣
The #GlobalPlasticsTreaty is our chance to limit #PlasticPollution! 🛑
Fossile #Lobbying has derailed the #INC5_2 agreement.
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
Following the end of plastic pollution treaty negotiations,
the GEF CEO and Chairperson Carlos Manuel Rodríguez indicated that the GEF will keep working to address challenges across the full life cycle of plastic.
Read his full statement here: thegef.org/newsroom/pre... #INC5_2 #INC5
At #PlasticsTreaty talks, delegates were unable to find consensus on the Chair’s revised text proposal—and were thus unable to conclude a treaty at #INC5_2
INC Chair Luis Vayas adjourned the meeting to be resumed at a later date
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
#plastic #INC5
Unable to reach a successful conclusion on a #PlasticsTreaty, #INC5_2 adjourned and will resume discussions at a later date.
Watered down to dilute our demands, the #JustTransitionAlliance condemns the final text of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty! Check out our initial response, with more to come. We will keep fighting for #JustTransition and are remotivated by the movement relationships we continued building at #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
#INC5_2 convened in plenary at 6:12am. INC Chair Luis Vayas noted that the Chair's draft text Proposal and the revised draft text were available, that no action had been taken on them, and no further action is being proposed at this stage. "The INC has thus concluded its work."
no #PlasticsTreaty
Final countdown! I just wrote to our minister to signal my support for a strong and legally binding #GlobalPlasticsTreaty at #INC5_2. Please do the same! @breakfreefromplastic.org has a great setup with country-specific contact info and a template text in multiple languages to choose from.
At #INC5_2, INC Chair Luis Vayas circulates the Chair’s revised text proposal at 12:48 am, Friday 15 August
The text is "intended to serve as a basis for identifying balanced solutions and landing zones that can help build consensus"
It contains 119 brackets
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Heads of Delegation at #INC5_2 are invited to an informal in-session meeting at 2:00 am by INC Chair Luis Vayas (Ecuador)
#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
After a day of closed door meetings and waiting at #PlasticsTreaty talks, INC Chair Luis Vayas opened plenary briefly 11: 36 pm to note consultations on his Draft Text Proposal were still ongoing
Plenary will reconvene Friday morning
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
#plastic #INC5_2
Plenary at #INC5_2 toward a #PlasticsTreaty has convened at 11:35 pm. INC Chair Luis Vayas provides an update on the status of the draft Proposed Text and adjourns the meeting at 11:36 pm, to be reconvened on Friday, 15 August, at a time to be announced.
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
Plenary at #INC5_2 toward a #PlasticsTreaty has been postponed to 7:00 pm.
Delegates are likely to consider a new/revised version of the Chair's Draft Text Proposal when they next convene.
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At #INC5_2 in Geneva, delegates continue to meet in informal settings to make progress on the text for a new #PlasticsTreaty.
Plenary has been rescheduled for 6:00 pm, with many hoping to consider a new/revised text.
#plasticpollution
As the clock runs out on #INC5_2, delegates are set to meet in a plenary at 4:30 pm. Heads of Delegation met with INC Chair Luis Vayas after regional consultations on the Chair's Draft Text Proposal. New/revised text may be circulated later today.
#PlasticsTreaty
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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
Want to dig deeper into Wednesday's #PlasticsTreaty talks in Geneva?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
#plastic #INC52 #INC5_2 #INC5
At #INC5_2, many countries rejected the Chair’s Draft Text Proposal, calling for a new text with higher ambition as a basis for further talks
Several noted the absence of articles on #plastic production, chemicals of concern, and health, among others
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
At #INC5_2, INC Chair Vayas: We need to build bridges and be flexible. Please let us work together to improve the text, or draft an entirely new text. I will convene an informal meeting of heads of delegation to continue discussions on the Chair’s Draft Text Proposal.
#PlasticsTreaty
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
At #INC5_2, delegates raise several points of order on the work modalities set out by INC Chair Luis Vayas to discuss the new Draft Text Proposal toward a #PlasticsTreaty.
Panama says: "we cannot take this text....you must provide something new."
Costa Rica proposes a heads of delegation meeting.
#INC5_2 Chair Luis Vayas proposes suspending the plenary to give him an opportunity to meet with regional groups and states to discuss the draft text proposal. He noted that these consultations would inform a revised draft text to be circulated on Thursday, 14 August.
#PlasticsTreaty
