The current global plastics treaty negotiations debacle – some ideas for a way forward
Guest blog by Craig Boljkovac who is a Geneva-based Senior Advisor with a Regional Centre for the Basel and Stockholm Conventions, and an independent international environmental consultant with over 35 years experience in relevant fields. His opinions are his own. He has participated in several INCs and related meetings for the global plastics agreement. Originally published on Inter Press Service here. The debacle that was the latest round of negotiations for a global treaty on plastics (including in the marine environment); known as “INC 5.2” has already been written about at length by many colleagues on all sides of the issues. Despite all the very informative posts, articles, and other analyses, I believe I have several key observations to make, particularly about the process to-date. After being absent from the previous two INCs (INC-4 and INC-5), I may have a slightly different perspective from those who have been completely immersed in the process all the way along. I managed t...