The back story on what happened with the mega chemical recycling plant planned for Pennsylvania. Nice to see a PA outlet pick up my story: penncapital-star.com/energy-environ…

Sharing one more time for anyone who may have missed it. This is an #actuallyautistic essay about writing, self-discovery, & perspective.

💡How we break free from brackets and avoid a lowest common denominator #PlasticsTreaty is currently the biggest consideration. Magnus Løvold has covered this well here:

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This The Guardian article provides a good round up of where things were left, in particular the comments from Center for International Environmental Law ring true on countries caving as soon as they get a sideways look from big polluters

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Rwanda 🇷🇼 and Peru 🇵🇪once again were pushing on need to address production and proposed clear recommendations. While originally they had support, this wavered completely on the final night, meaning a compromise to work on other topics left production out

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Important to see mainstream news coverage of the negotiations - also with a framing on health and overproduction. I urge all media outlets to turn attention to what is happening in the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations as we head to Busan.

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Pacific Small Island Developing states, particularly 🇫🇯 and🇨🇰 led from the front on climate and plastics links and the need for an ambitious pathway. Special circumstances of SIDS are real and must be taken into consideration.

Always in awe of Sivendra Michael 😍

📸K Worth/ENB

Indigenous People were at forefront in highlighting impacts to their communities. In particular Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency during #INC4 due to plastics emissions - a major reality check for those trying to push production out

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We also saw big lobbyist presence, not just the industry delegates outnumbering many country delegations but also intimidation of scientists and pro-plastics adverts blanketing the city. Joe Lo is @[email protected] at Climate Home News covered this well 👇

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📸K Worth / ENB

‼️Whether we get that political commitment relies on intersessional attention, yet no mandate was agreed to work on production before Busan. Thus, we rely on the countries that are signing the 'Bridge to Busan' declaration to maintain this pressure
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👍Delegates negotiated text on plastics production - it remains on the table
👎 But as I told Joseph Winters 🔶 at grist - whether we end up with a treaty that deals with production at this stage is a matter of political commitment
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A deal to stop plastic pollution is moving forward, but negotiators can’t agree on whether to produce less of the stuff. My latest for grist, on the U.N. plastics treaty. grist.org/international/…

“The point of treaty-making is to develop the rules needed to solve a common problem, & to work over the following years, decades to get a critical mass of countries to adhere [to them].”Magnus Løvold⁩ on #inc4 #plasticstreaty medium.com/points-of-orde…

After #INC4 for a #PlasticsTreaty in Ottawa🇨🇦 High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution and other countries keen to prevent a lowest-common-denominator outcome will have to break free from the stymieing norms of environmental diplomacy #breakfreefrombrackets medium.com/points-of-orde…

This is a climate tragedy.

The amazing Rebecca Leber covered the joint Senate Budget Committee Oversight Committee Democrats hearing on fossil fuel disinformation for Drilled today and filed this great dispatch: drilled.media/news/may-disin…

Sharon Lavigne is one of TIME Magazine's '100 Most Influential People of 2024.'
I had the honor of meeting Sharon originally back in 2019, when I reported on her incredible journey to form risestjames for Rolling Stone
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💥 SIGN OF THE TIMES: More than 5,000 people submitted comments to the state of New York opposing the proposed expansion of the 40 yo Iroquois pipeline. “New Yorkers, in general, are overall done with expanding gas infrastructure.” edition.pagesuite.com/infinity/artic…

What happened with #PPP (Primary Plastic Polymers = Reduce Plastic Production) at #INC4 ?

Some countries had ambition, while others compromised too soon.

As we prep for Busan 🇰🇷, ambitious countries must overcome fear of disagreement. Key highlights 🧵

The world has a chance to end plastic pollution – the petrochemical giants mustn’t spoil it | Steve Fletcher

#PlasticsTreaty
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