@drmichellebloor
Associate Professor @uofglasgow.bsky.social in Environmental Science & Risk. Research Director @nationalresilience.bsky.social. Editor-in-Chief Sustainable Environment journal. Researcher #chemicals #waste #pollution
Having heard urgent calls to "make sure you get this treaty done, to end #plastic pollution forever," #INC5_2 delegates met in contact groups to discuss whether the #PlasticsTreaty objective should be to "address," "combat," or "end" plastic pollution
Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
Considering text on #plastic waste management, #PlasticsTreaty delegates disagreed on whether to refer to the waste hierarchy, human health, or the guidelines developed under the Basel Convention on the environmentally sound management of plastic waste
➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...
#INC5 #INC5_2
At #INC5_2 delegates are scheduled to meet into the night, holding candid talks on final provisions such as how to amend the future #PlasticsTreaty. They will also hear reports from informal discussions on core elements like the principles and approaches that will govern the new treaty.
@unep.org
#INC5_2 delegates are gathering to continue discussions on issues related to financial resources and a financial mechanism for the implementation of the future #PlasticsTreaty. They are also addressing issues related to #plasticwaste management.
@unep.org
At #INC5_2 today, delegates are engaging in candid discussions on several key issues. In one room, the discussions have centered on secretariat functions and dispute settlement. In another room, the heated debate is around the inclusion of an article limiting certain #plastic products
@unep.org
Want a quick update n what’s happening with the #PlasticsTreaty negotiation … we have you covered !
Parents in Britain to be granted bereavement leave after miscarriage
🚨 New Paper Alert 🚨 ‘Multilateralism prevails: The new intergovernmental science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution’. #ISPCWP 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2765...
History made
On Friday, delegates approved draft decisions to establish the Intergovernmental Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP)
With @ipcc.bsky.social and @ipbes.net, the new panel completes a "trifecta" to champion science
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/oewg3-2-scie...
@ingerandersen.bsky.social Completing the trifecta of science-policy panels in the UN system, this is a momentous day. “The world wanted this panel, the world needed this panel, and thanks to you all, the world now has this panel.” #chemicals #waste #pollution @unep.org
@ingerandersen.bsky.social notes that the new Intergovernmental Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution (ISP-CWP) does not establish policy, it rather provides the best prevailing science to guide policy makers for a healthy environment. #chemicals #waste #pollution
The urgent and interconnected triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution has until now not had an overarching science policy panel for #chemicals, #pollution, and #waste. Today that was changed! #ISPCWP @unep.org
The Intergovernmental Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISPCWP) has been officially established at the Intergovernmental Meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay #chemicals #waste #pollution @unep.org
After more than 3 years of negotiations, delegates convene for the Intergovernmental Meeting to formally establish the science policy panel on #chemicals #waste and #pollution prevention @unep.org
With little sleep this week, delegates returned to plenary to finalize proposals for the establishment of the science-policy panel on #chemicals and #waste
These proposals will be forwarded for adoption to the Intergovernmental Meeting
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/oewg3-2-scie...
@ingerandersen.bsky.social: Today is momentous and one for the ages: “the day that the world decided to come together and make the best science available on #chemicals, #pollution and waste to the world.” #SPPCWP
@unep.org The Open-Ended Working Group to establish a science-policy panel for the sound management of #chemicals and #waste and prevent #pollution meets to finalize their work in closing plenary
@unep.org After a night of extended deliberations, participants seek to finalize the foundational document and rules of procedure to establish the science-policy panel on #chemicals, #waste, and #pollution
Delegates worked into Wednesday night to finalize proposals for the science-policy panel on #chemicals and #waste
Yet tensions on who the panel is for, where it will be hosted, how decisions will be made, and even the panel's name are still under negotiation
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/oewg3-2-scie...
Want to dig deeper into Wednesday's talks in Punta del Este by the Working Group on a science-policy panel to contribute rurther to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
enb.iisd.org/oewg3-2-scie...
@unep.org After several days of intense negotiations in contact groups, participants rejoined in plenary on Wednesday night to report back from deliberations and finalize work on establishing the science policy panel on #chemicals #waste and #pollution #SPPCWP
Delegates in Uruguay have wrapped up negotiations in contact groups to present clean text on the scope, preamble, financial arrangements, and other foundational issues for the new science-policy panel on #chemicals, #waste and #pollution prevention
#SPPCW @unep.org
Participants of the open-ended working group to establish a science-policy panel for #chemicals, #waste and #pollution are in Punta del Este meeting on the last day to finalize the foundational document to establish this panel
#BeatPollution
At talks for a science-policy panel on #chemicals and #waste, membership discussions raised concerns about politicizing science—particularly debates about whether states and international organizations can observe the Interdisciplinary Expert Committee
➡️ enb.iisd.org/oewg3-2-scie...
Want to dig deeper into Tuesday's talks in Punta del Este of the Working Group on a science-policy panel to contribute to the sound management of #chemicals and #waste?
Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report
➡️ enb.iisd.org/oewg3-2-scie...
#BeatPollution
After taking stock of progress, Chair Alkemade urges countries to "focus on the essentials."
And, she wished delegates good luck. 🍀
There is one day left to finalize the new global science body that will inform policy about chemicals, waste, and #pollution.
Civil society spoke with @unep.org Executive Director @ingerandersen.bsky.social about how to build the links between science and policy to #beatpollution
Talks are gaining traction to set up a new global science-policy panel to help #beatpollution.
Details (like voting or consensus decision-making) will make sure the panel can produce robust, credible reports to inform policy.
There is one day left to finish these details.
It was brill to work with national media + partners @fidrango.bsky.social yesterday, sharing research into #foreverchemicals in our water supply. Covered by 👇🌍
Sky News news.sky.com/story/foreve...
The BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The i inews.co.uk/news/environ...
& many more #YorkResearch
🚨 New study out today: Fidra & the University of York
reveal TFA in 98% of sites sampled in UK rivers.
Some sites had amongst the highest levels ever recorded globally.
This persistent PFAS is polluting our water👉 We need a UK-wide ban on PFAS now.
Read more: www.fidra.org.uk/download/con...