As Chair Luis Vayas steps down, GAIA urges the Bureau to elect a Global South leader who can unite the ambitious majority and deliver the strong, just #PlasticsTreaty the world needs.
Read full statement here:
EN: no-burn.org/gaia-urges-g...
ES: no-burn.org/gaia-insta-a...
#couragenotcompromise
Read full statement here:
EN: no-burn.org/gaia-urges-g...
ES: no-burn.org/gaia-insta-a...
#couragenotcompromise
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
As Chair Luis Vayas steps down, GAIA urges the Bureau to elect a Global South leader who can unite the ambitious majority and deliver the strong, just #PlasticsTreaty the world needs.
Read full statement here:
EN: no-burn.org/gaia-urges-g...
ES: no-burn.org/gaia-insta-a...
#couragenotcompromise
Read full statement here:
EN: no-burn.org/gaia-urges-g...
ES: no-burn.org/gaia-insta-a...
#couragenotcompromise
"...the latest version removed explicit production caps and softened language on chemicals of concern, drawing criticism from countries and civil society groups seeking stronger measures."
Read more:
eutoday.net/global-plast...
@zerowasteeurope.eu
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Read more:
eutoday.net/global-plast...
@zerowasteeurope.eu
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
August 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"...the latest version removed explicit production caps and softened language on chemicals of concern, drawing criticism from countries and civil society groups seeking stronger measures."
Read more:
eutoday.net/global-plast...
@zerowasteeurope.eu
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Read more:
eutoday.net/global-plast...
@zerowasteeurope.eu
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
"While a vast majority of countries supported measures such as cutting plastic production...progress was repeatedly blocked by a small bloc of oil-producing nations calling themselves the 'like-minded countries'."
newsinfo.inquirer.net/2096266/plas...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #couragenotcompromise
newsinfo.inquirer.net/2096266/plas...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #couragenotcompromise
August 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"While a vast majority of countries supported measures such as cutting plastic production...progress was repeatedly blocked by a small bloc of oil-producing nations calling themselves the 'like-minded countries'."
newsinfo.inquirer.net/2096266/plas...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #couragenotcompromise
newsinfo.inquirer.net/2096266/plas...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #couragenotcompromise
"Ana Rocha, Global Plastics Policy Director at GAIA, argued that the draft text in fact undermines the aspirations of more than 100 countries seeking stronger plastic waste management in the future."
Read:
www.metrotvnews.com/read/koGCdO1...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #CourageNotCompromise
Read:
www.metrotvnews.com/read/koGCdO1...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #CourageNotCompromise
August 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Ana Rocha, Global Plastics Policy Director at GAIA, argued that the draft text in fact undermines the aspirations of more than 100 countries seeking stronger plastic waste management in the future."
Read:
www.metrotvnews.com/read/koGCdO1...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #CourageNotCompromise
Read:
www.metrotvnews.com/read/koGCdO1...
#INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty #CourageNotCompromise
To our colleagues, members, communities, allies, and member states...
Thank you for holding the line.
Thank you for standing strong.
Thank you for not letting a weak treaty pass.
We are not going back. We will not stop, until we win.
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2
Thank you for holding the line.
Thank you for standing strong.
Thank you for not letting a weak treaty pass.
We are not going back. We will not stop, until we win.
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
To our colleagues, members, communities, allies, and member states...
Thank you for holding the line.
Thank you for standing strong.
Thank you for not letting a weak treaty pass.
We are not going back. We will not stop, until we win.
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2
Thank you for holding the line.
Thank you for standing strong.
Thank you for not letting a weak treaty pass.
We are not going back. We will not stop, until we win.
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2
Disappointed & enraged by a process and text that sidelines ambition, but inspired by countries & CSOs that refused to accept it.
No treaty is better than a bad treaty.
GAIA's statement at the end of the #INC5_2 closing plenary
www.no-burn.org/ambitious-co...
#couragenotcompromise #plasticstreaty
No treaty is better than a bad treaty.
GAIA's statement at the end of the #INC5_2 closing plenary
www.no-burn.org/ambitious-co...
#couragenotcompromise #plasticstreaty
August 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Disappointed & enraged by a process and text that sidelines ambition, but inspired by countries & CSOs that refused to accept it.
No treaty is better than a bad treaty.
GAIA's statement at the end of the #INC5_2 closing plenary
www.no-burn.org/ambitious-co...
#couragenotcompromise #plasticstreaty
No treaty is better than a bad treaty.
GAIA's statement at the end of the #INC5_2 closing plenary
www.no-burn.org/ambitious-co...
#couragenotcompromise #plasticstreaty
After waiting for hours for the plenary session that was to conclude the #plasticstreaty talks just to be abruptly dismissed, the Chair announced #INC5_2 continues tomorrow.
➡️READ our statement in English & Spanish here:
www.no-burn.org/gaia-stateme...
#CourageNotCompromise
➡️READ our statement in English & Spanish here:
www.no-burn.org/gaia-stateme...
#CourageNotCompromise
August 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
After waiting for hours for the plenary session that was to conclude the #plasticstreaty talks just to be abruptly dismissed, the Chair announced #INC5_2 continues tomorrow.
➡️READ our statement in English & Spanish here:
www.no-burn.org/gaia-stateme...
#CourageNotCompromise
➡️READ our statement in English & Spanish here:
www.no-burn.org/gaia-stateme...
#CourageNotCompromise
Via a LinkedIn post, French President Emmanuel Macron calls "on all States present in Geneva to adopt a text that reflects the urgency of the environmental and health crisis.”
#couragenotcompromise #inc5_2 #PlasticsTreaty
#couragenotcompromise #inc5_2 #PlasticsTreaty
August 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Via a LinkedIn post, French President Emmanuel Macron calls "on all States present in Geneva to adopt a text that reflects the urgency of the environmental and health crisis.”
#couragenotcompromise #inc5_2 #PlasticsTreaty
#couragenotcompromise #inc5_2 #PlasticsTreaty
Here is our Aug 13 recap!
Read in English: www.no-burn.org/day-9-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-9-inc-5-2
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Read in English: www.no-burn.org/day-9-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-9-inc-5-2
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
August 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Here is our Aug 13 recap!
Read in English: www.no-burn.org/day-9-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-9-inc-5-2
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Read in English: www.no-burn.org/day-9-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-9-inc-5-2
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution".
Our full statement in English and Spanish here: www.no-burn.org/gaias-statem...
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
Our full statement in English and Spanish here: www.no-burn.org/gaias-statem...
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
August 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution".
Our full statement in English and Spanish here: www.no-burn.org/gaias-statem...
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
Our full statement in English and Spanish here: www.no-burn.org/gaias-statem...
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
In Geneva? Don’t miss the Global South Media Briefing at 4PM today!
Join Member State Delegates from Ethiopia, Fiji & Panama, and members of civil society from the Global South for a press conference on Global South ambition in the #plasticstreaty negotiations.
#INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Join Member State Delegates from Ethiopia, Fiji & Panama, and members of civil society from the Global South for a press conference on Global South ambition in the #plasticstreaty negotiations.
#INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
August 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In Geneva? Don’t miss the Global South Media Briefing at 4PM today!
Join Member State Delegates from Ethiopia, Fiji & Panama, and members of civil society from the Global South for a press conference on Global South ambition in the #plasticstreaty negotiations.
#INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Join Member State Delegates from Ethiopia, Fiji & Panama, and members of civil society from the Global South for a press conference on Global South ambition in the #plasticstreaty negotiations.
#INC5_2 #couragenotcompromise
Here's our Day 8 Recap of the #PlasticsTreaty talks in Geneva. Follow us here and on our other social media platforms for the latest #INC5_2 updates and resources.
English: www.no-burn.org/day-8-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-8-inc-5-2
#couragenotcompromise
English: www.no-burn.org/day-8-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-8-inc-5-2
#couragenotcompromise
August 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Here's our Day 8 Recap of the #PlasticsTreaty talks in Geneva. Follow us here and on our other social media platforms for the latest #INC5_2 updates and resources.
English: www.no-burn.org/day-8-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-8-inc-5-2
#couragenotcompromise
English: www.no-burn.org/day-8-inc-5-2
Spanish: www.no-burn.org/dia-8-inc-5-2
#couragenotcompromise
It is simple: "Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution." #plasticstreaty #CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Article 6(Supply)
Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution.
✅Most countries support plastic reduction targets
💸The net cost of failing to reduce plastic production could be up to 2x the cost of reduction measures
PLASTIC CUTS NOW!
#CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution.
✅Most countries support plastic reduction targets
💸The net cost of failing to reduce plastic production could be up to 2x the cost of reduction measures
PLASTIC CUTS NOW!
#CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It is simple: "Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution." #plasticstreaty #CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Article 6(Supply)
Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution.
✅Most countries support plastic reduction targets
💸The net cost of failing to reduce plastic production could be up to 2x the cost of reduction measures
PLASTIC CUTS NOW!
#CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution.
✅Most countries support plastic reduction targets
💸The net cost of failing to reduce plastic production could be up to 2x the cost of reduction measures
PLASTIC CUTS NOW!
#CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
August 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Article 6(Supply)
Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution.
✅Most countries support plastic reduction targets
💸The net cost of failing to reduce plastic production could be up to 2x the cost of reduction measures
PLASTIC CUTS NOW!
#CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Without cutting plastic production, we won't be able to end plastic pollution.
✅Most countries support plastic reduction targets
💸The net cost of failing to reduce plastic production could be up to 2x the cost of reduction measures
PLASTIC CUTS NOW!
#CourageNotCompromise #inc5_2
Only 3 days left until the scheduled close of #INC5_2!
Read our August 11 recap here: www.no-burn.org/day-7-inc-5-2
En español, aquí: www.no-burn.org/dia-7-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin | Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
Read our August 11 recap here: www.no-burn.org/day-7-inc-5-2
En español, aquí: www.no-burn.org/dia-7-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin | Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
August 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Only 3 days left until the scheduled close of #INC5_2!
Read our August 11 recap here: www.no-burn.org/day-7-inc-5-2
En español, aquí: www.no-burn.org/dia-7-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin | Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
Read our August 11 recap here: www.no-burn.org/day-7-inc-5-2
En español, aquí: www.no-burn.org/dia-7-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin | Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
As national delegates enter the #INC5_2 venue, advocates from around the globe greet them with the urgent call:
✊🏼Stop hiding behind consensus!
✊🏼Show courage for the future!
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty
✊🏼Stop hiding behind consensus!
✊🏼Show courage for the future!
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty
August 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
As national delegates enter the #INC5_2 venue, advocates from around the globe greet them with the urgent call:
✊🏼Stop hiding behind consensus!
✊🏼Show courage for the future!
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty
✊🏼Stop hiding behind consensus!
✊🏼Show courage for the future!
#CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty
#PlasticsTreaty #Regulate #CourageNotCompromise
"the plastics industry has been actively deceiving the public for decades about the recyclability of plastics”
Plastics "recycling" is largely a fraud that the industry has perpetuated since at least 1974
Read @rebeccajohn.bsky.social👇
"the plastics industry has been actively deceiving the public for decades about the recyclability of plastics”
Plastics "recycling" is largely a fraud that the industry has perpetuated since at least 1974
Read @rebeccajohn.bsky.social👇
August 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#PlasticsTreaty #Regulate #CourageNotCompromise
"the plastics industry has been actively deceiving the public for decades about the recyclability of plastics”
Plastics "recycling" is largely a fraud that the industry has perpetuated since at least 1974
Read @rebeccajohn.bsky.social👇
"the plastics industry has been actively deceiving the public for decades about the recyclability of plastics”
Plastics "recycling" is largely a fraud that the industry has perpetuated since at least 1974
Read @rebeccajohn.bsky.social👇
🎬🔥 Just Released: Africa’s Youth Demand a Strong Global #PlasticsTreaty 🌍
This International Youth Day, young people across the continent are calling out injustice, inequality, and inaction.
📣 Tag your government.
🎬 WATCH NOW: youtu.be/5QPF_ZJ1EmU?...
#INC5_2 #CourageNotCompromise
This International Youth Day, young people across the continent are calling out injustice, inequality, and inaction.
📣 Tag your government.
🎬 WATCH NOW: youtu.be/5QPF_ZJ1EmU?...
#INC5_2 #CourageNotCompromise
Africa’s Youth Demand a Strong Global Plastics Treaty
YouTube video by GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🎬🔥 Just Released: Africa’s Youth Demand a Strong Global #PlasticsTreaty 🌍
This International Youth Day, young people across the continent are calling out injustice, inequality, and inaction.
📣 Tag your government.
🎬 WATCH NOW: youtu.be/5QPF_ZJ1EmU?...
#INC5_2 #CourageNotCompromise
This International Youth Day, young people across the continent are calling out injustice, inequality, and inaction.
📣 Tag your government.
🎬 WATCH NOW: youtu.be/5QPF_ZJ1EmU?...
#INC5_2 #CourageNotCompromise
In spite of spoiler countries trying to block progress on the #plasticstreaty, there is an ever-growing drumbeat of ambition from the majority countries. Here are just a few of the proposals that are quickly gaining traction at #INC5_2!
#couragenotcompromise
#couragenotcompromise
August 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In spite of spoiler countries trying to block progress on the #plasticstreaty, there is an ever-growing drumbeat of ambition from the majority countries. Here are just a few of the proposals that are quickly gaining traction at #INC5_2!
#couragenotcompromise
#couragenotcompromise
August 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Before the #PlasticsTreaty talks start today, read our Day 5 recap of #INC5_2 here👇
www.no-burn.org/day-5-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD|Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise
www.no-burn.org/day-5-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD|Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise
August 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Before the #PlasticsTreaty talks start today, read our Day 5 recap of #INC5_2 here👇
www.no-burn.org/day-5-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD|Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise
www.no-burn.org/day-5-inc-5-2
Photo credit: IISD|Kiara Worth
#couragenotcompromise
One more CRUCIAL week of #inc5.2! The #globalplasticstreaty must ensure #justtransition. Learn about the history of #justtransition & much more in this interview w/ JTA exec. director José T. Bravo & host @phaedra.bsky.social! communicatingcare.buzzsprout.com/1924467/epis...
#couragenotcompromise
#couragenotcompromise
August 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
One more CRUCIAL week of #inc5.2! The #globalplasticstreaty must ensure #justtransition. Learn about the history of #justtransition & much more in this interview w/ JTA exec. director José T. Bravo & host @phaedra.bsky.social! communicatingcare.buzzsprout.com/1924467/epis...
#couragenotcompromise
#couragenotcompromise
We gathered to show our collective strength and to demonstrate that the world is watching the INC 5.2 negotiations. The fate of our planet, future and current generations, and all life depends on our ability to invoke #couragenotcompromise now.
@breakfreefromplastic.org
#JustTransitionAlliance
@breakfreefromplastic.org
#JustTransitionAlliance
August 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We gathered to show our collective strength and to demonstrate that the world is watching the INC 5.2 negotiations. The fate of our planet, future and current generations, and all life depends on our ability to invoke #couragenotcompromise now.
@breakfreefromplastic.org
#JustTransitionAlliance
@breakfreefromplastic.org
#JustTransitionAlliance
Should we weaken the #PlasticsTreaty just to get the biggest plastic polluters onboard?
@tangri0.bsky.social, GAIA's Science & Policy Director and a leading global waste and climate expert, says ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Here's why:
www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-st...
#CourageNotCompromise #INC5_2
@tangri0.bsky.social, GAIA's Science & Policy Director and a leading global waste and climate expert, says ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Here's why:
www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-st...
#CourageNotCompromise #INC5_2
August 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Should we weaken the #PlasticsTreaty just to get the biggest plastic polluters onboard?
@tangri0.bsky.social, GAIA's Science & Policy Director and a leading global waste and climate expert, says ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Here's why:
www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-st...
#CourageNotCompromise #INC5_2
@tangri0.bsky.social, GAIA's Science & Policy Director and a leading global waste and climate expert, says ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Here's why:
www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-st...
#CourageNotCompromise #INC5_2
"To break free from plastics, you need to learn to break free from brackets."
Fiji's Sivendra Michael delivers an urgent reminder to the delegates at #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty. The treaty text now has over 1,000 brackets (brackets mean they are not agreed yet by the parties).
#couragenotcompromise
Fiji's Sivendra Michael delivers an urgent reminder to the delegates at #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty. The treaty text now has over 1,000 brackets (brackets mean they are not agreed yet by the parties).
#couragenotcompromise
August 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"To break free from plastics, you need to learn to break free from brackets."
Fiji's Sivendra Michael delivers an urgent reminder to the delegates at #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty. The treaty text now has over 1,000 brackets (brackets mean they are not agreed yet by the parties).
#couragenotcompromise
Fiji's Sivendra Michael delivers an urgent reminder to the delegates at #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty. The treaty text now has over 1,000 brackets (brackets mean they are not agreed yet by the parties).
#couragenotcompromise