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(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. The coalition have insisted that scientists and scientific knowledge should be involved in the negotiations.[3] One goal of the Scientists' Coaltion is to give advice and summaries to low and middle-income country representatives who may not have scientific advisors.[4]
Activities
editHave produced numerous summaries and reports related to plastic pollution.[5]
The Scientists' Coalition participated in the UNEP conference in Nairobi, Kenya in 2023.[2][6][7]
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]
Members
editMembers of the coalition must have a record of research in plastics pollution and be independent of any conflicting interests and in 2024 have 300 members from 50 countries.[10] Notable members include Richard Thompson and Trisia Farrelly.[11][12] (BETTER REFERENCE?are they the founders? and will link out from their pages)
References
edit- ^ a b "Scientists' Coalition". Ikhapp. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Song, Lisa (2024-05-10). "Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN's "Plastic Free" Conference". ProPublica. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Campaigners flag worrying rise in oil lobbyists at plastics talks".
- ^ "Membership". Ikhapp. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Working Groups". Ikhapp. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Massey researcher at the centre of efforts to solidify global plastics treaty". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-05-26.