“…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 …
SEOUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) – A fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution had seen slow progress as the halfway point approaches, delegates said on Wednesday, fuelling doubts that a deal can be reached by a Dec. 1 deadline. South Korea is hosting the fifth and final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting Read More …
Ross Eisenberg, president of America’s Plastics Makers, a unit of the American Chemistry Council: “[the US proposal] would create a process to regulate chemicals via the plastics agreement using a global list of chemicals based on open-ended criteria and a vague decision-making process.” John Hocevar, oceans campaign director for Greenpeace USA: “We can’t make a whole lot of progress in Read More …
Criticism from both sides for US chemicals proposal at plastics treaty talks Steve Toloken Busan, South Korea — As the global plastics treaty talks race ahead in an attempt to finalize an agreement, the debate around how much any deal should limit both chemicals used in plastics and problematic plastic products has become one of the thornier unresolved issues. A Read More …
Civil society issues letter to Developed Countries and supports G77+China in response to latest NCQG: Hi all Overnight in Baku, civil society organisations 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 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 …
Nations gathered in Busan, South Korea have a week to agree the world’s first treaty to curb plastic pollution, a gargantuan challenge given the major divisions that remain. Some countries want the treaty to mandate a reduction of new plastic production, and the phase-out of “unneccessary” items, such as some single-use plastics. They note many countries already limit items like Read More …
GENEVA (21 November 2024) – UN experts said today the legally binding global instrument on plastic pollution, now in the final phase of negotiation, must secure accountability in all stages of the plastic cycle. Ahead of the last scheduled session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Busan, South Korea, the experts issued this statement: “The current direction of the negotiations Read More …
The COP29 global climate talks start today in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will run until November 22. For the second year in a row, an oil-rich country is hosting a COP, following last year’s climate talks that were hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Branded the Finance COP, a defining feature of COP29 is a new “finance goal” — the New Collective Quantified Read More …
