Simply Put: Global plastic treaty

Champions of the Earth 2023: UN’s highest green honour celebrates innovative solutions to beat plastic pollution

The Champions of the Earth have been announced even as nations prepare to meet in Nairobi to discuss a globally binding plastic treaty  

Plastic-free planet: No consensus on intersessional work on INC-3 last day

The negotiators have until the end of 2024 to strike a deal to control plastics, which produce an estimated 400 million tonnes of waste every year

DTE Coverage: INC-3 meeting in Nairobi

Meeting to formulate a global treaty against plastic pollution is a half step forward

Delay tactics: Outcomes of Paris plastic meet 2023 were far from expectations; here is why

Slow progress on treaty to end global plastic pollution as countries hold up negotiations with procedural objections

Plastic-free planet: Paris meet ends after severe delays, with proposal for zero draft text

Member states have urged the INC secretariat to prepare a zero draft which will be up for negotiations at INC-3 in Nairobi, Kenya

Plastic-free planet: What CSE expects from Global Plastic Treaty negotiations — the issues & politics

Second session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution is being held in Paris, France from May 29-June 2, 2023

Plastic-free planet: India’s polymer problem can be tackled if its street vendors switch to reusables, says study

Centre should take strong position on primary polymer production instead of stand taken at Nairobi recently, say activists

DTE Reportage: World meets in Paris to discuss an end to plastic pollution

Member states have urged the preparation of a zero draft which will be up for negotiations at the next round in Nairobi, Kenya

Plastic-free planet: Members struggle to reach consensus on rules of procedure

INC-2 decides Open-Ended Working Group; may delay negotiations

Plastic-free planet: Geopolitics slows progress on Day 1 of Paris meet

No consensus on election of representatives left little time to discuss draft rules 

Plastic-free planet: ‘No ambition coalition’ hijacks Paris meet on Day 2

Oil, gas and polymer producing countries were successful in severely delaying discussions on substance

Plastic-free planet: Discussions on elements finally begin at Day 3 of Paris meet

After a delay of close to 2 days, pulled off by the ‘no ambition coalition’, discussions on objectives, core obligations and …

Plastic-free planet: Negotiations on Global Plastics Treaty underway, the story so far

This meeting is the international community’s chance set the stage for negotiations on a global deal to end plastic pollution

Plastic-free planet: Evolution of Global Plastics Treaty

UNEP gathered in Paris ahead of the INC-2 that can set the stage for negotiatons on the treaty