Microplastics should be meaningfully brought back into the treaty with provisions to monitor, report, research and mitigate via a start-and-strengthen approach. Based on science already available, the failure to set out a specific vision and approach for microplastics within the treaty would leave everyone scratching their heads at the omission before the ink even dries.
The Global Plastics Treaty negotiations have reached a decisive political moment. The election of Chile’s Julio Cordano as Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) and the launch of a series of informal dialogues in Kyoto signal a renewed effort to rebuild trust and stalled momentum after failing to conclude negotiations in Geneva in August 2025.
Explore urgent strategies to deliver a strong global plastics treaty and end plastic pollution after stalled UN negotiations.