There will be no substantive negotiations during this session, leaving the prospect for a Global Plastics Treaty in a state of limbo, to say the least. Presumably any news of an INC-5.4 will come after the new Chair has been elected.

As well as expressing their gratitude to the Chair, many countries said that they thought progress had been made in Geneva and could form the basis for future negotiations. Will there be an INC-5.3?

Today and tomorrow are crucial days, with tomorrow seeing a stock-taking plenary where it will become clearer how successful the bridging has been - what compromises have been made and what divergences remain.

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🌍 There is strong support amongst member states and other delegates for a high-ambition Treaty. High ambition has the clear majority, though this obviously does not mean much if consensus is required.

🙋 There are rumours of strong support (around 120 countries) for an Article 20 (Conference of the Parties) that allows for majority voting (with 2/3rds threshold) if consensus cannot be reached.

But there are reasons for hope:
🤝 Reports from informal negotiations (closed to observers) hint at positive bridging proposals to bring negotiations back on track, particularly around Articles 3 (plastic products), 5 (product design), 7 (release and leakages) and 8 (plastic waste management).