Plastic pollution is seen and felt everywhere.

Since November 2022, 4 meetings have been held to negotiate the provisions for a global #PlasticsTreaty .

Our plastics experts in UNDP Climate reflect on the recent #INC4 meeting to #BeatPlasticPollution . go.undp.org/Zpm

The fourth – and penultimate – round of negotiations for a global #PlasticsTreaty just took place in Ottawa, Canada.

Find out what it was all about and where we go from here: go.undp.org/Zpm

The #INC4 session in Ottawa has wrapped, setting a clear path to an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty . With progress on negotiations & future intersessional work agreed, strides are being made towards a legally binding agreement to #BeatPlasticPollution .

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DYK the 🌎 produces 430 million tons of plastic per year?

Since 2022, there have been 4 meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to reach a global #PlasticsTreaty .

Here's a recap of #INC4 held recently in Canada: go.undp.org/Zpm

#BeatPlasticPollution

Bringing everyone under one roof is difficult, even for something as trivial as a dinner.

Now imagine trying to find common ground across 170 countries negotiating a global #PlasticsTreaty .

Find out how the fourth round of talks in Ottawa went: ow.ly/XOSE50RB6H1

The fourth – and penultimate – round of negotiations for a global #PlasticsTreaty just took place in Canada.

Find out what it was all about and where we go from here: ow.ly/bwEu50RB7sJ

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We’re in the final hours of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations being held in Canada. 2.2M ppl around the 🌎 have made their choice & signed a petition for a Global #PlasticsTreaty that will cut plastics production. Will govts. choose industry or communities? People & planet,

Those 'industry reps were not the sideshow; they were welcomed into the main event.'

I wanted to give readers a sense of what it feels like to attend a UN #PlasticsTreaty meeting. Photos by the talented James Park.

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“The working life of a plastic bag is 15 minutes.” National Geographic 2018, photo by Randy Olson #PlasticsTreaty

„Reporters trying to inform the public and hold governments accountable were completely shut out.Yet somehow the rules allowed the industry whose survival depends on more #plastic production to dispatch reps to watch negotiators at work.“
#PlasticsTreaty . propublica.org/article/plasti…

The fourth round of Global #PlasticsTreaty talks just wrapped up last week in Ottawa, Canada. 🇨🇦

It was a rollercoaster week, with disappointing progress from many world leaders on a strong treaty that cuts plastic production... (read more 🧵1/3)

The #INC global #PlasticPollution treaty negotiations are important platforms to discuss and debate the scope of the anticipated #PlasticsTreaty , technical elements, and means of implementation.

Read more: wrld.bg/sl6H50Rnvpq #BeatPlasticPollution #INC 4

Fossil fuel companies are not 'coming with solutions,' they are here “to throw a wrench in the process, or two, or three,” says Baskut Tuncak, former UN special rapporteur.

👀 A closer look at toxic industry presence in #PlasticsTreaty talks by Lisa Song is @lisalsong.bsky.social bit.ly/3UUqSEp

Industry representatives should not receive special treatment to attend&influence delegates at closed meetings. Equitable guidelines are needed so scientists, NGOs, & small countries can advocate for plastic reduction. #environmentaljustice #plasticstreaty shorturl.at/inrvX

At its fourth UN summit, 170 nations strive toward a global plastics treaty by 2025 via Mongabay

Observers left Ottawa in a somewhat better mood....

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A Plastic Planet Intec BioPlastics, Inc. European Bioplastics WWF The Ocean Cleanup #plastics #PlasticsTreaty

'At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations.'—Lisa Song #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticPollutes ow.ly/X4h050RBX7i

#PlasticsTreaty 🤝 #FossilFuelTreaty

At the recently concluded #INC4 session in Ottawa 🇨🇦, the negotiation of a historic #PlasticsTreaty was brought to center stage.

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