This policy brief provides arguments on and insights into why and how plastic chemicals and polymers of concern should be integrated in the global plastics treaty. The document is an output of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (SCEPT working group on chemicals, polymers and products) and aims at policymakers involved in the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC). A French and Spanish version is available below.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7941525
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The Committee requested the Secretariat to invite for written submissions on any potential areas for intersessional work compiled by the cofacilitators of the two contact groups, in order to inform the work of INC-3. In this context, the Scientists’ Coalition has submitted Part B to give input on the potential areas of intersessional work. To[…]
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This policy brief provides arguments on and insights into why and how plastic chemicals and polymers of concern should be integrated in the global plastics treaty. The document is an output of the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (SCEPT working group on chemicals, polymers and products) and aims at policymakers involved in the[…]
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