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🧪Chemical Simplification should be the guiding star 💫 of the #plasticstreaty I ⚖️Senior Attorney at @ciel_tweets l |Opinions are my own🇨🇴
Geneva 🇨🇭
Joined October 2012
📢🆕PUBLICATION: How flexible should be the #plasticstreaty to accommodate national capacities and be effective?🧶 #INC5 CIEL's new publication: https://t.co/5gZSIIsPMT
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live: Japan announced the interest in holding small country talks like the Geneva G17 Group of Friends! Now live discussion on the #PlasticsTreaty at #UNEA7 which looks more like a INC5.2.2 WATCH : 🇰🇪🇯🇵🇷🇼🇬🇲🇩🇪 https://t.co/Jcouv1LN0M
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🧂 Plastic pellets = toxic Trojan horses. CIEL’s @andresdelcas revealed that 445,970 tonnes of nurdles spill yearly—yet they’re not classified as hazardous. We demanded a #PlasticsTreaty rooted in #HumanRights: prevention, remedy, and #CorporateAccountability.
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For the first time, renewable energy has generated more power than coal. The clean energy future is no longer a distant promise – it’s here. We must seize this historic opportunity & supercharge the global shift towards a better future for all.
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BREAKING: #PlasticsTreaty chair @LuisVayasEc says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes READ: https://t.co/eFH14Mxuev
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes
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@UN_HRC @ChileONUGinebra @SRtoxics @costarica_ungva @FranceONUGeneve @IUCN @IUCN_Plastics @Earthjustice @UNBiodiversity Recalling the 2021 Talanoa Declaration linking plastics & human rights, Andrés Del Castillo of @ciel_tweets urges stronger ocean governance, warns of fragmented #plasticpollution treaties, and calls for safeguards, consensus & an end to siloed thinking.
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Harsh reality of China petrochemical overcapacity drives Japanese merger #PlasticsTreaty
https://t.co/y1q154rrH5
asia.nikkei.com
Chinese producers struggle despite exporting billions worth of materials
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💥 Was UNEP behind the organisation of a riot to boo or the president of the #PlasticsTreaty Negotiations at INC5.2? READ https://t.co/CttKouHw9x
medium.com
The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…
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#PlasticsTreaty and Corporate Capture: WATCH:
@ciel_tweets @ISHRglobal @FIANista @FranciscansIntl @FESonline @UNSRdevelopment @ProfSuryaDeva @South_Centre @uribe_teran @AsuarezfrancoMa Reflecting on #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2, Andres del Castillo of @ciel_tweets discusses how presence of lobbyists in environmental negotiations allows them to act as watchdogs to stop ambitious outcomes from emerging, instead of ensuring inclusive processes for vulnerable groups.
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EDC carriers: Pesticides & Plastics #PlasticsTreaty
#Live now! On the road to #UNGA80 & #UNEA7, experts on this event's panel will discuss how to advance global governance to tackle exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals & further global awareness and action on #EDCs. ▶️ https://t.co/OM9noLf3y1 📹 https://t.co/ln1NoqddUx
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🇮🇳 Amazing 18 minutes video by The Hindu with Kunal Shankar and Jacob Koshy on the #PlasticsTreaty
https://t.co/NYjlJ2fgsD
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Countries are negotiating a global #PlasticsTreaty to help #BeatPlasticPollution. We need a fair deal that tackles the full life-cycle of plastics, reflects the @CIJ_ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change & supports a shift away from fossil fuels.
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🪗From 371 Brackets of the Chair’s draft to to 1500 (1494) of the assembled text. The accordeon #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty Read https://t.co/HyyNny8ZzD
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What set the stage for the #PlasticsTreaty? In 2022, @UN Member States adopted #UNEA Resolution 5/14, launching negotiations for an international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution, addressing the life cycle of plastic, including its design, reuse and disposal.
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.@DalaiLama urgent letter for #INC5.2 ‘I hope everyone involved in the process will act wisely to produce a #plasticstreaty that protects the health of all living beings, safeguards human rights, and preserves our small blue planet, our only home.”
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ASEAN 10 countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao , Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Viet Nam and Thailand. + China, Japan and Korea.
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♻️ « Due to concerns with the feasibility and the environmental impacts of chemical recycling, the scenario analysis assumes that mechanical recycling technologies are the primary type of recycling technology adopted by countries »
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🌡️ « The lifecycle of plastics is also contributing to emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) responsible for climate change. »
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🔁 "Reuse systems offer an impactful strategy for cutting waste from single-use plastics and reducing the need for virgin plastics, but these systems remain small-scale in the APT region due to limited infrastructure, policy support and consumer readiness."
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🧬fundamental component of circular design is the regulation of chemicals of concern in plastics, such as plasticisers, flame retardants & other additives, that may pose risks to human health & the environment. Chemicals regulations remain underdeveloped in the majority countries
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📈 Rising production and use is leading to large amounts of waste and pollution. Plastic leakage affects not only coastal areas, but also urban centres, rural zones and biodiverse marine habitats.
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