The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is a network of international, independent scientific and technical experts on plastic pollution.[1][2] They aim to provide scientific information to countries involved in the negotiations towards a global agreement to end plastic pollution.[1] The Global plastic pollution treaty is part of the work of United Nations Envrironment Programme (UNEP). The coalition have insisted that scientists and scientific knowledge should be involved in the negotiations.[3] One goal of the Scientists' Coalition is to give advice and summaries to low and middle-income country representatives who may not have scientific advisors.[4]
Activities
editThe Scientists' Coalition have produced numerous summaries and reports related to plastic pollution.[5] and participated in the UNEP conferences focused on the Global plastic pollution treaty.[2][6][7][8][9] 60 members of the coalition participated in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution meeting in Canada in 2024 being available to answer questions to representatives who wanted more scientific knowledge on the topic.[8][9][10] They further drafted an open letter to United States President Biden in March 2024 advocating the use of independent scientific consensus in negotiations of the plastics treaty.[11][12]
Members
editMembers of the coalition must have a record of research in plastics pollution and be independent of any conflicting interests. In 2024, they have 300 members from 50 countries.[13] Coordinators of the group are Trisia Farrelly, Bethanie Carney Almroth and Richard Thompson.[14][11]
References
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- ^ a b "Great need for scientific input in negotiations for a global plastics treaty". Niva. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Plymouth, University of. "International experts issue renewed call for Global Plastics Treaty to be grounded in robust science". phys.org. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "UN plastics treaty: don't let lobbyists drown out researchers". Nature. 628 (8008): 474–474. 2024-04-17. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01089-2.
- ^ "Materials". Ikhapp. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Jones, Nicola (2023-11-20). "Progress on plastic pollution treaty too slow, scientists say". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03579-1.
- ^ "Plastics treaty must tackle problem at source". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b Song, Lisa (2024-05-10). "Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN's "Plastic Free" Conference". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b "Campaigners flag worrying rise in oil lobbyists at plastics talks".
- ^ "Trusted Science must ground plastics treaty negotiations - Scientists Coalition | Pacific Environment". www.sprep.org. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ a b "Massey researcher at the centre of efforts to solidify global plastics treaty". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Letter to President Biden. Subject: Scientists’ Coalition support for a U.S. global plastics treaty position guided by independent scientific consensus.[1]
- ^ "Membership". Ikhapp. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Scientist About Us". Ikhapp. Retrieved 2024-07-24.