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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Jul 28

UNILEVER "We see a global phase-out list for plastic products and chemicals of concern as the cornerstone of an effective treaty alongside mandatory product design criteria, & measures to bring virgin plastic production and use to sustainable levels

#PlasticsTreaty

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Jul 28

EU🇪🇺 open to compromise as UN inches towards global #plasticstreaty

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EU open to compromise as UN inches towards global plastics treaty - Euractiv

“It is clear that, to reach an agreement in Geneva, we will need some degree of flexibility,” a Commission spokesperson told Euractiv.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Jul 24

#Plasticstreaty must address production
according to Ministers from 🇨🇴🇵🇦🇫🇲🇫🇷🇲🇻🇫🇯

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Plastics treaty must address production - Foreign Policy

We cannot recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis

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🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · Jul 23

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · May 28

#PlasticsTreaty

Rebecca Altman, PhD @rebecca-altman.bsky.social · May 14

Manuscript delivered 😮‍💨 — now begins development and editing and whatever lies beyond that. Every day I’ve gotten to do this, grateful beyond grateful. 🌱 Thank you, friends, family, for the years (5+) of support. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · May 28

#PlasticsTreaty briefing for delegates in Geneva:
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Executive Briefing on Plastic Pollution INC-5.2

YouTube video by Geneva Environment Network

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 29

India and the #PlasticsTreaty

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Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis | Chennai News - The Times of India

Tamil Nadu’s 2025-26 budget proposes waste-to-energy plants and a clean-up drive while simultaneously encouraging industries that will increase pollut

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 24

Study finds every tested plastic toy contains chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive disorders

#PlasticsTreaty

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Study finds every tested plastic toy contains chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive disorders

New research exposes cocktail of harmful substances in dolls, bath toys and popular Spiderman suits

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 23

⛏️ Call for a Treaty on #CriticalMinerals "Colombia we call on Member States to support a mandate at #UNEA7 to move towards a global instrument to address the crisis arising from the extraction of critical minerals."

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 23

📜the world must commit to a new Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty @fossiltreaty.bsky.social , which will ensure an orderly and fair exit from the fossil economy."

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 23

🛢️ extractivism continues to advance on our lands. Mining, fossil fuel exploitation, deforestation, megaprojects and highly polluting industries such as petrochemicals are a threat to our existence.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 23

we trust that the negotiations of the #PlasticsTreaty will come to a conclusion, with necessary tools to guarantee the rights of #IndigenousPeoples, that stop the expansion of the petrochemical and plastics industry, that production will be reduced, and that chemicals of concern will be controlled

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 23

🇨🇴 BREAKING: Minister of Environment of Colombia Lena Estrada calls for a Global Agreement on #CriticalMinerals during her Opening Speech at #UNPFII2025

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 15

In 1 hour the bureau of the INC #PlasticsTreaty will hold its monthly meeting

here the agenda:
a. Logistical update
b. draft roadmap towards INC-5.2.
c. preparations for the Bureau retreat.
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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 14

More than 25 consumer brands use packaging linked to Texas fracking: report

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More than 25 consumer brands use packaging linked to Texas fracking: report

Single-use plastic packaging continues to drive fossil fuel extraction, despite brands’ promises to cut back, according to climate group Stand.earth.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 7

Regional Consultations ahead INC 5.2 #PlasticsTreaty
Regional Consultation of GRULAC: 3 to 5 June 2025, Panama City, 🇵🇦

Regional Consultation of the group of Asia Pacific States 9 to 11 June 2025 | Bangkok, 🇹🇭

More info to come.

Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

🇧🇷 disassociated from the paragraph that reaffirm the full lifecycle of plastics (according to them it prejudge INC negotiations).

Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

🌹 The white flower represent the also Resolution adopted today, which will start a negotiation for a legally binding instrument on Human Rights and Older Persons.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

🔴 It acknowledged that #microplastic pollution undermines the conditions necessary for sustainable living.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

It recognized that plastic pollution poses a risk to the rights of coastal fishing communities, remote and island communities, and marginalized urban populations.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

⚖️ It recognized ITLOS's advisory opinion on climate change.
It acknowledged that plastic pollution (along with other environmental stressors) disproportionately impacts people already in vulnerable situations.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

🗺️ It underscored the transboundary nature of plastic pollution.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

It highlighted the severe and specific impacts of plastic pollution, as well as the connection between climate change and biodiversity loss in the ocean, which jeopardize the realization of human rights, including the right to a healthy environment (R2HE).

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

🛢️ It emphasized the importance of states taking decisive action to address plastic pollution through a full lifecycle approach.

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Andrés Del Castillo #PlasticsTreaty @andresdelcas.bsky.social · Apr 3

📄 It reaffirmed UNEA Resolution 5/14 on the #PlasticsTreaty,

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