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Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

The latest round of negations show just how difficult it is to enforce humanitarian and ecological objectives which go against the interests of the oil industry and oil-producing countries.

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Plastics Treaty Talks End in 'Abject Failure' as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress

"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist.

UNEP - UNEA Visits Plastic Recycling Project in Nairobi

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The Misleading Allure of Plastic Credits

Government delegates negotiating a plastics treaty should resist the urge to incorporate quick fixes like plastic credits in the text, and instead should set ambitious, non-negotiable targets for plastic reduction and reuse.

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As Deadline Looms, Advocates Call Plastics Treaty Draft 'Nothing Short of a Betrayal'

"The process has been completely captured by swarms of fossil fuel lobbyists and shamefully weaponized by low-ambition countries," said the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation.

Campaigners demand that negotiators fix the Global Plastics Treaty process in Geneva, Switzerland

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Campaigners Confront Plastics Treaty Delegates, Demanding Deal That Stops Pollution 'At Its Source'

"With just days remaining, the dynamic must change," said Break Free From Plastic. "Countries must keep their commitment to end plastic pollution."

Sculpture for plastics treaty negotiations.

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The UN Plastics Treaty Must Confront Fossil Fuel Power

As delegates gather in Geneva, Switzerland for what is expected to be the final round of negotiations for a United Nations treaty to address the plastics crisis, the stakes could not be higher.

Greenpeace activists unfurl banners reading "Big Oil Polluting Inside" and "Plastics Treaty Not for Sale"

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Greenpeace Calls for Oil Giants' Ejection From Global Plastics Summit

"Corporate polluters that created this problem must not be allowed to stop the world from solving it," argued one Greenpeace campaigner.

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Will World Leaders Deliver the Plastics Treaty We Need?

We’re headed to Geneva with our hearts and minds set on a treaty that caps and controls plastic production, addresses the toxic chemicals used to make plastics, ensures supply chain transparency, and delivers the financial mechanisms needed to stop plastic pollution.

ministers calling for an ambitious treaty on plastics pollution

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Ocean Summit Wake-Up Call on Plastics Treaty 'Only Matters If Countries Back It Up With Action'

Civil society groups responded to the declaration by stressing that the statement must be a "floor, not a ceiling" going into the next round of global plastics treaty talks.

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Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

The latest round of negations show just how difficult it is to enforce humanitarian and ecological objectives which go against the interests of the oil industry and oil-producing countries.

Plastics Treaty Talks End in 'Abject Failure' as US, Other Big Oil Allies Sabotage Progress

"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist.

The Misleading Allure of Plastic Credits

Government delegates negotiating a plastics treaty should resist the urge to incorporate quick fixes like plastic credits in the text, and instead should set ambitious, non-negotiable targets for plastic reduction and reuse.

As Deadline Looms, Advocates Call Plastics Treaty Draft 'Nothing Short of a Betrayal'

"The process has been completely captured by swarms of fossil fuel lobbyists and shamefully weaponized by low-ambition countries," said the CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation.

Campaigners Confront Plastics Treaty Delegates, Demanding Deal That Stops Pollution 'At Its Source'

"With just days remaining, the dynamic must change," said Break Free From Plastic. "Countries must keep their commitment to end plastic pollution."

The UN Plastics Treaty Must Confront Fossil Fuel Power

As delegates gather in Geneva, Switzerland for what is expected to be the final round of negotiations for a United Nations treaty to address the plastics crisis, the stakes could not be higher.

Greenpeace Calls for Oil Giants' Ejection From Global Plastics Summit

"Corporate polluters that created this problem must not be allowed to stop the world from solving it," argued one Greenpeace campaigner.

Will World Leaders Deliver the Plastics Treaty We Need?

We’re headed to Geneva with our hearts and minds set on a treaty that caps and controls plastic production, addresses the toxic chemicals used to make plastics, ensures supply chain transparency, and delivers the financial mechanisms needed to stop plastic pollution.

Plastics Cause Over $1.5 Trillion in 'Health-Related Economic Losses' Per Year Globally

"Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognized danger to human and planetary health," says a new study published in The Lancet.

Ocean Summit Wake-Up Call on Plastics Treaty 'Only Matters If Countries Back It Up With Action'

Civil society groups responded to the declaration by stressing that the statement must be a "floor, not a ceiling" going into the next round of global plastics treaty talks.

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