Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative’s Post

It's not too late to save w̶i̶l̶d̶l̶i̶f̶e̶, o̶u̶r̶ h̶e̶a̶l̶t̶h̶, t̶h̶e̶ c̶l̶i̶m̶a̶t̶e̶ the entire living world! Next week is crunch time for the UN #plasticstreaty as world governments head to Korea to approve the final text. But what will be in and what will be out? We've made a Global Plastics Treaty video that explains what MUST be included to address the full life cycle of plastics - and why this might not happen if the plastic industry has its way. You can find it on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/ekjBHeQC Facebook: https://lnkd.in/eiXQJ8fS Instagram: https://lnkd.in/ekhrV2qs Tiktok: https://lnkd.in/ejE3vSzG Two easy ways for you to help: 1️⃣ Share this video so more people are aware of the issue ↗️ 2️⃣ Learn more about the treaty and what's at stake here: trashhero.org/gpt Thank you! And follow us for more updates from the negotiations next week. #unep #kickpollutersout #endplasticpollution #INC5

⚠️Global Plastics Treaty: Progress paused, action needed. After days of gruelling negotiations in Busan, South Korea, the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) has ended without a final agreement on a Global Plastics Treaty. Instead, the session concluded with an agreement on a ‘Chair’s Text’ – a text that will serve as the foundation for future negotiations at INC-5.2, scheduled for sometime in 2025. From Busan, Reloop CEO Clarissa Morawski reflects: “Even the most obvious solutions – bans and phase-outs of harmful plastics and chemicals, mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and financing for the Global South – have been kicked down the road to next year. In regions where people have no access to basic waste management, the urgent need for technical capacity, infrastructure, collection and treatment systems cannot be overstated. Yet progress remains elusive.” Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), added a stark reminder: “At UNEA 5.2, the world promised to tackle plastic pollution. Now, at the next round of talks, the world will have the opportunity to finally make that a reality. An opportunity we cannot afford to miss.” As the world now waits for INC-5.2, the question remains: How much longer can we wait for action? #PlasticPollution 🌊 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty 🌿 #CourageNotCompromise 💪 📷 UNEP / Duncan Moore - "Let’s stand up for ambition"

"And the band played on" might be your first reaction to the failed efforts at #INC5 to secure a #globalplasticstreaty. Particularly amidst The Guardian's Helena Horton's reporting (https://lnkd.in/e2kyVJZA) about The Coca-Cola Company abandoning bold reuse commitments. At a time when many environmentalists feel deflated, this may feel like a kick while we're down. However, it would have taken all but a miracle to secure an ambitious, binding, and enforceable instrument given the still-stark split between parties that want to "turn off the tap" on plastic and those fixated on collection and recycling solutions. Consider the alternative: adopting a weak treaty - which makes deferment, by comparison, far preferable. Time may not solve the many challenges here, but hasty action could have easily introduced new, intractable barriers to meaningful progress. My response to the disappointment? A double down on the work that's delivering meaningful impact without a treaty. Leveraging state and local legislative action on EPR and reuse to secure a cleaner, greener, and more just future for American communities. I feel nothing but optimism around #reuse initiatives at play across the country, and wholly believe in the transformative power of #cities to accelerate this pathway. When the first Trump administration turned its back on the Paris Climate Agreement, organizations like We Mean Business Coalition and C40 Cities mobilized the private sector and cities and secured robust voluntary commitments that have had measurable impact. The Business For A Plastics Treaty Coalition has proven an effective secretariat to advance progressive companies' agenda to fight plastic pollution. What's missing, I would argue, is a similar initiative on behalf of cities worldwide. Cities are the largest consumers of single-use plastics, and so they play a crucial role in curbing demand. It's not just an environmental priority, but a #climate issue. I welcome, await, and pledge to support cities in their ongoing and future efforts, through innovation, policy and implementation, to take center stage in the movement to curb plastic pollution, treaty or not. #CourageNotCompromise #PlasticPollution Ellie Moss Amy Larkin Dagny Tucker, PhD Andy Rose Kate Daly Cindy Acab Stephanie Barger Sydney Harris Macy Zander Rafael Peralta Debbie Raphael Leslie Lukacs Susan Fife-Ferris McKenna Morrigan Pat Kaufman Magnus Løvold Simone Mangili Deneine C. Powell, MS

Is the Global Plastics Treaty 'No Deal' actually a big deal? Of course it is: it means we continue on our merry way, choking our oceans and greedily devouring fossil fuels. But there is a strong argument that no deal is better than a bad deal. If the world's nations signed up to a half-baked treaty, the long-term results for the globe could be worse than a decent, though delayed, consensus. Read on to find out what some of the leading players have to say, including Business For A Plastics Treaty, Adam Elman from Google, Arpita B. from GAIA Asia Pacific, Sam Adu-Kumi, Anke Boykin from PepsiCo. #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #Google #PepsiCo #INC5

#GlobalPlasticsTreaty #TraitéMondialSurLesPlastiques #FithSession #Busan #RepublicOfKorea #SouthKorean The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), will take place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, Republic of Korean. Next month therefore, world leaders will gather in Busan, South Korea, for the fifth and final round of U.N. Global Plastics Treaty negotiations — a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the toxic plastics lifecycle. Please, ask world leaders to champion a strong Global Plastics Treaty during upcoming negotiations so that we can finally turn end the age of plastic. https://lnkd.in/d97ddtzN

Dharmesh Shah unpacks what happened in Busan and the challenges that lie ahead for plastics treaty talks. 🌍 "The barriers ahead for the plastics treaty are not only procedural or political; they are philosophical. They reflect a deeper battle between profit-driven paradigms and the urgent need for a collective reimagining of progress for people and the planet" 🏭 The petrochemical industry’s influence loomed large over INC-5, with industry representatives forming the largest single delegation at the talks. 🇵🇦 🇷🇼 🇲🇽 Panama, Rwanda, Mexico and the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) emerged as powerful voices advocating for ambitious controls on plastic production and chemicals of concern. 🙋♂️ Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iran, among others, self-organized under the so-called “Like-Minded Countries” bloc are actively undermining the treaty’s ambition by weaponizing consensus. Incorporating voting as a last resort when countries can otherwise not agree, strengthens negotiation processes and ensures democratic decision-making. 📆 Key sticking points for INC-5.2 include production limits, chemical regulation, financial mechanisms, and inclusivity and transparency. Read more 👇

📣 POWER TO THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER! 📣 We're four days into the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty (aka UN Environment Programme Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee) meeting in Busan 🇰🇷 and I definitely haven't seen enough noise being made about this! A short recap on what could happen if the world finally says goodbye to plastics, and hello to funding better, non-fossil-fuel-based solutions: 🌊 Healthier marine life, cleaner coasts and oceans, and purer waterways 👚 Clothes made from nature-based fibres allowing our skin to breathe, last longer, and won't shed microplastics in the wash or their chemicals into your pores. Not to mention the benefits to the health of garment makers! 🥗 Healthier, more nutrient-dense food grown in soils not impacted by microplastics 🩸 We don't even exactly know all of the impacts microplastics are having on our bodies long-term, as they've been found in blood, testes, uteri and more, but do we really want to find out? 🤲 Allowing communities and peoples impacted by fossil fuel extraction and refining (used to make plastics!) to reclaim their health and the health of their lands Politics and Big Plastic lobbyists aside, I DO have faith for the Global Plastics Treaty! Around the world, people are mobilising and saying 'Enough!' to the plastics that are suffocating their waterways, clogging their ecosystems, and destroying their communities. Like these activists from Louisiana present in Busan to show their support for the Treaty: https://shorturl.at/T5rUv If you've never heard of the Global Plastics Treaty, here's a great video made a few years ago by Greenpeace highlighting the origins, impacts, and solutions to the current plastics crisis the world finds itself in.

🌍 UN Negotiations in Busan: Despite missing to reach an Agreement - Progress Towards a Historic Global Plastics Treaty was made After seven days of intense negotiations in Busan, UN member states did not succeed to land the Plastics Treaty. Despite our disappointment, a large number of states lived up to their obligation and insisted on key legally binding provisions in the treaty text to meaningfully address the plastic crisis and unified their efforts for a global treaty to end plastic pollution. While the agreement remains unfinished, the resumed session in 2025 provides the opportunity to finalise an ambitious, legally binding treaty. Key outcomes: ✔ Broad Commitment: A majority of countries stood firm on ambitious measures despite opposition and delay tactics from a minority tied to the petrochemical industry. ✔ Restored Provisions: Critical measures to address pollution from fishing and aquaculture gear are back in the treaty text. ✔ Next steps: A clear path forward for the next negotiation round and incorporating the learnings from last week. The session to be resumed in 2025 will be crucial to finalize the treaty.  To ensure success at INC 5.2, three key changes are essential: ➡ Full access for civil society, stakeholders, and rights-holders. ➡ Clear measures to limit the influence of petrochemical lobbyists. ➡ Moving beyond consensus rules to prevent a minority from blocking progress. This treaty has the potential to become the gamechanger we so desperately need. The world needs this treaty, and OceanCare will continue pushing for strong measures. #PlasticsTreaty #EndPlasticPollution #BreakFreeFromPlastics

We’re back home after a long week of INC-4 plastics treaty negotiations. Swipe through to see our staff's take on the negotiations and what lies ahead.  📕 While leaders like Peru, Rwanda, and Pacific Island States pushed for an ambitious treaty that would cut plastic production, others — including the European Union and the United States — seemingly fell bait and switch to the industry playbook. 🏭 Unchecked industry influence undermined the negotiations, resulting in compromises that played into the hands of the petrostates and polluters. ❓ “A cloud of uncertainty around decision-making continues to delay negotiations on a plastics treaty. To solve the hardest questions, we need to know: Will Member States have the political courage to say, ‘enough is enough’ and secure majority voting, or will they continue to let obstructionist countries grind the process to a halt by threatening veto power? - Melissa Blue Sky ✊🏽 While Ottowa may have failed to deliver on its objective, it succeeded in demonstrating civil society’s united front. Frontline & fenceline groups, independent scientists, and Indigenous Peoples showed up in force. 💪🏽A plastic treaty that limits plastic production is critical if we hope to limit global warming to 1.5°C. We have our work cut out for us in the months leading up to INC-5 in Busan but we know what to do, and we are ready! Delphine Lévi Alvarès David Azoulay Andres Del Castillo Carroll Muffett Dharmesh Shah Daniela Durán González Rachel Radvany Helionor de Anzizu Melissa Blue Sky Giulia Carlini Cate Bonacini Maria Eugenia Frausto #PlasticsTreaty #INC4 #BreakFreeFromPlastic

From 25th November to 1st December, final negotiations for a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty will be happening in Korea. Plastics are damaging our health, harming animals and plants, and contributing to the climate crisis (as they are made of fossil fuels).  We need a strong Global Plastics Treaty NOW, to end the age of plastic! Please sign and share the Greenpeace UK petition here:  https://lnkd.in/eFwxH9Zt I have also written to my MP to support on this, to ask them to back a strong treaty. More than 50 MP's have already pledged to do this, so please write to your MP and ask them to do the same. You can do so by using this tool: https://lnkd.in/e_2K-54h The more we add our voices and share with others, the more we can push for change! Together, we can make a difference to protect our planet 🌍💪💚 #PlasticsTreaty #BeatPlasticPollution #PlasticCrisis