“The commitments made in Baku — the dollar amounts pledged and the emissions reductions promised — are not enough. They were never going to be enough. And even then, based on our experience with such pledges in the past, we know they will not be fulfilled.” This bitter assessment of the 29th Climate Conference (COP29) is made by Ralph Regenvanu, special Read More …
UN plastic pollution summit fails to reach agreement despite majority supporting ambitious measuresEditor ENVIRONMENT December 2, 2024 0 Comments …WWF calls on countries to unite around necessary binding upstream measures and urgently adopt the treaty that people and nature need World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is disappointed that countries failed to reach an agreement despite a vast majority of governments demanding Read More …
Talks risk collapse without consensus on treaty scope Oil-producing nations oppose production caps, focus on waste Plastic production on track to triple by 2050 ‘Nobody is going to leave with a weak treaty’ – Fiji Climate Minister BUSAN, South Korea, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Doubts rose on sealing a global treaty to curb plastic pollution on the last day of scheduled talks, as Read More …
Nearly 200 countries are in negotiations on a deal to curb plastic pollution. But efforts to reach the agreement are locked over several points, particularly reducing production and phasing out chemicals believed or known to harm human health
Wellington Madumira, Coordinator for Climate Action Network Zimbabwe (CAN-Zimbabwe)Wellington Madumira, Coordinator for Climate Action Network Zimbabwe (CAN-Zimbabwe) said that the COP29 summit, hosted by Azerbaijan, is seen as a failure and a global embarrassment, as wealthy countries, with the facilitation of the COP President, dodged their climate obligations, while the planet continues to suffer. Madumira said that Baku will also Read More …
Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world’s first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and ongoing disagreements. With just two days of talks left, countries seeking an ambitious treaty urged delegations that “have not moved a centimetre” to make compromises or “get out of the Read More …
U.N. Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen: “We can solve this and we must get it done in Busan.” Chris Jahn, International Council of Chemical Associations: “To continue to progress and grow as a global economy, there are going to be more plastics.” Dennis Clare, legal advisor and plastics negotiator for Micronesia: “We think it’s the heart of the treaty, Read More …
Overnight in Baku, civil society organizations have hand-delivered two letters about the latest disgraceful draft text regarding the climate finance goal – one to the developed countries, calling them out, and one to the G77+China, supporting them in rejecting the current text. Please see the embargoed press release below, along with photos. Embargo 0500 Baku time, 23 November 2024 ‘We are not Read More …
“…China, which had been aligned with the oil producers, made it clear in writing that it wanted to use both the [non-]paper and the draft as the basis for negotiations. In particular, China has reportedly indicated that it is willing to accept the language in the [non-]paper on regulating the production of primary plastic polymers (plastic raw materials derived from Read More …
Plastics treaty talks clash over production limits, slow progress Steve Toloken Busan, South Korea — Simmering tensions about the plastics treaty spilled into the open in a public session Nov. 27, with countries accusing each other of negotiating in bad faith and saying they were deeply concerned about the slow progress The talks have seen countries spar for at least Read More …
