This briefing looks at how other MEAs have built in flexibility mechanisms, including the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Montreal Protocol and the Kigali Amendment.
This briefing note outlines the views of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) on key agenda items related to plastic waste at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-17) to the Basel Convention.
Developing a Fast Action Fund to End Plastic Pollution Negotiations to develop a Global Plastics Treaty are at a crossroads. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) will convene in mid-2025 to attempt to consummate an agreement against the backdrop of an ever-worsening plastic pollution crisis. Key outstanding issues in negotiations are the inclusion of upstream and […]
The 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) adjourned without a final text, and is set to resume in August 2025 (INC-5.2) with the hopes of landing a final deal.
As negotiators consider the financial aspects of the Global Plastics Treaty, consensus exists on the need for a financial mechanism to support the implementation of the future instrument.
What was expected to be the fifth and final session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee met in South Korea last month, but ultimately it failed to agree a Global Plastics Treaty. Instead of cause for celebration, our campaigners came away from the talks concerned that the process had been hijacked by vested financial interests. […]