Geneva, Switzerland, February 7th – A new round of talks for a global plastics treaty (INC-5.3) happened today at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, where countries agreed to elect Mr. Julio Cordano, from Chile, as the new Chair following the resignation of the previous chair Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador in early October of last year.
While procedural in nature, this moment carried real symbolic and practical weight. While the negotiations remain a Member-State process, the new chair will play a critical role in restoring trust, ensuring inclusivity, and steering discussions toward outcomes rooted in science, human rights, environmental health, and justice.
Now, as countries continue the momentum for the negotiations to lead us to a strong treaty that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics, Break Free From Plastic members hope this renewed phase of the negotiations will help secure more meaningful participation from right-holders and civil society.
Read our members' statements here:
- Center for International Environmental Law | CIEL
- Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
- Greenpeace
- Additional Break Free From Plastic members’ quotes are available here (including translations).
Notes to the editor
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- INC-5.3 Photos [Break Free From Plastic | Greenpeace
- Photos from the Earth Negotiations Bulletin
- Translations available in Spanish and French here
About BFFP — #BreakFreeFromPlastic is a global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution. Since its launch in 2016, more than 2,700 organizations and 11,000 individual supporters from across the world have joined the movement to demand massive reductions in single-use plastics and push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. BFFP member organizations and individuals share the values of environmental protection and social justice and work together through a holistic approach to bring about systemic change. This means tackling plastic pollution across the whole plastics value chain – from extraction to disposal – focusing on prevention rather than cure and providing effective solutions. www.breakfreefromplastic.org.
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