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Deadlocked plastics treaty talks ‘at cliff’s edge’

In Agence France Press/France24, a story finds that a new draft of the plastics treaty text, streamlined by the talks chair, is expected today.

David Azoulay, director of the environmental health programme at the Center for International Environmental Law group, told AFP he expects the new summary text to be “very weak” and a “lowest common denominator”, falling short of the treaty’s purpose: resolving the global plastic pollution crisis.

“Negotiators are at the edge of a cliff,” said Pamela Miller, co-chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), which has official observer status.

Read the full story here.

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IPEN (Mtandao wa Kimataifa wa Kuondoa Wachafuzi)
Inaendeshwa na  UTIIbidi wa Biskuti wa GDPR
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