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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · 18d

@scalzi.com you do not disappoint Sir.
« The shattering peace » is an absolute delight. Fun, witty, riveting, surprising and perfectly paced.
Another excellent Scalzi read.
Thank you

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Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner @martiwag.bsky.social · 19d

Glad this finally comes to light! UNEP and its Exec Director Inger Anderson have played a questionable role throughout the INC process but even the prospect of them staging a coup against the Chair is deeply concerning. #plasticstreaty
https://medium.com/points-of-order/palace-intrigues-e158a369e296

Palace intrigues

The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 22d

“Plastic pellets are a Trojan horse for toxic pollution,” warns CIEL’s @andresdelcas.bsky.social UN #HRC60.

Every year, ~445,970 tonnes - equal to 29 BILLION plastic bottles - spill into our environment. Yet they’re NOT classified as hazardous under maritime law.

#PlasticPollution

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 22d

The #GENeva #ToxicFreeTalks returns in the margins of #HRC60 with a series of talks that reflect on toxic challenges & highlight the work of @srtoxics.bsky.social & organizations in the struggle for the right to be #ToxicFree.

📆 17 September, Palais des Nations
▶️ tiny.cc/GENToxicFree...

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 27d

We’re hiring! 🌏 Join CIEL as our Director of Development to help advance climate justice and human rights worldwide.
👉 Apply: bit.ly/3IfR9tf

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Sep 8

⚠️ More than half of all fertilizers are made from fossil fuels. 🛢️ The result? A system that harms our health, drives climate change, and threatens food security. 🍽️ It’s time to rethink what’s on our plates.
👇 Learn more about the frack-to-fork supply chain.

Frack to Fork: Fossil Fertilizers Harm Health, Climate, and Food Systems (Sept 2025) - Center for International Environmental Law

Fossil-fueled fertilizers drive climate change and threaten human health. Explore their hidden costs and learn proven solutions for resilient food systems.

www.ciel.org

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🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · Sep 3

⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 happening now: #ClimateLitigation court hearing in Zug, Switzerland 🇨🇭, in 𝐴𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑣. 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑐𝑖𝑚.
This civil law case seeks to hold one of the largest carbon major accountable for climate harms.
🧵 live reporting from the Court house, with summary of legal arguments and key elements of context👇

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 29

www.lemonde.fr/livres/artic...

Philippe Sands : « Construire un monde où les crimes des puissants ne peuvent plus rester impunis »

Avocat, il parle de sa contribution au développement d’une justice internationale. Ecrivain, il évoque son projet de raconter l’avènement de cette même justice.

www.lemonde.fr

DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 29

Dust has settled on #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty Geneva negotiations.
What happened and what now ? Here @ciel.org ´s final recap of those gruesome 10 days
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 29

Plastics Treaty — What happened? What's next?
Negotiations collapsed in Geneva. Disappointing, yes. Defeat? Certainly not.
📽️ Watch: What happened, what's next — and why we still have hope! #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 youtu.be/-HgqLVANa78

Plastics Treaty - What happened? What's next?

YouTube video by Center for International Environmental Law

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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Aug 15

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

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 15

#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 wrap up. You read it elsewhere by now, we don’t have a treaty (no real surprises here). But what else can we retain from those exhausting 11 days ?…
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 15

Plastics Treaty talks are over. After 11 grueling days of delays, distractions, and gaslighting, we are leaving Geneva without a treaty. But countries stood firm against fossil-fueled interests — hope for an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty lives on.
🎥 @dlevialvares.bsky.social + @davzoul.bsky.social

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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · Aug 15

I need to properly sort my thoughts out as it’s been a long two weeks, but I think framing these talks as a failure overlooks the fact that high ambition states refused to accept a waste management treaty

where we go from here is unclear, but I think there remains grounds for optimism

Plastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal

Diplomats voiced disappointment and even rage that the 10-day talks produced no deal.

www.reuters.com

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are entering the final stretch. An insult of a text was mostly rejected by countries yesterday (except by petro states and the chemical industry, which tells you all you need to know about it). Let’s see if we can unlock this today … stay tuned
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @duycks.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 13

In the final hours of #PlasticsTreaty talks, the Chair has dropped a text. "This isn’t a treaty to end plastic pollution — it’s a gift to polluters." It's completely unacceptable. So, what’s next? @melissabluesky.bsky.social‬ explains.

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 13

Plenary of #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty still ongoing in Geneva.. The chair put forward a proposed text that is clearly unacceptable, as being expressed by many countries from all regions right now.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @breakfreefromplastic.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 13

🚨 This text gives in to petrostates and industry demands — Member States must reject it.

The chair's draft text has just dropped at #PlasticsTreaty talks. CIEL's @Davzoul responds.

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 13

Two more days and the heat is on in Gva #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.. Ministers have arrived, rumors abound, and we are looking for the narrow path to success
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @breakfreefromplastic.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 12

🔥 Only a few days left in #PlasticsTreaty talks — and the heat is on. The science is clear. The path is narrow. The moment is now. Hear what’s happening on the ground from @davzoul.bsky.social‬

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 12

🔥 Only a few days left in #PlasticsTreaty talks — and the heat is on. The science is clear. The path is narrow. The moment is now. Hear what’s happening on the ground from @davzoul.bsky.social‬

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 12

When governments come together to negotiate, Civil society and rights holders are always here to serve as a moral compass and remind delegates what they are here for..

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 12

📣 “Stop hiding behind consensus” — a powerful call outside #PlasticsTreaty talks. “We need people outside the talks to tell their countries to speak up. Are they standing for their citizens, or Big Oil?” urged @theeco_nomist 🇵🇦 “No production, no treaty.” bit.ly/4mxCvfk

Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down

Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place.

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 10

We're midway through the #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty negotiation.
After yesterday's observers action and a plenary that was supposed to mark an inflection point in the process, it's time for a CIEL update.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @breakfreefromplastic.org @helionordeanzizu.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 10

We're being gaslit in Geneva.
Halfway through #PlasticsTreaty talks and plenary fell flat, serving up more of the same — and none of the urgency this crisis demands. Hear what’s really going on inside the negotiations.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · Aug 9

#BehindTheScenes at Day 5️⃣ of #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2!

Delegates and observers continue advancing work in closed group meetings before gathering again for the second plenary of the session.

▶️ tiny.cc/GENINC5-2

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · Aug 9

IN GENEVA TODAY🇨🇭: #INC5_2 delegates are scheduled to convene in plenary to address the "Assembled Text" of the future #PlasticsTreaty and agree on next steps in the negotiating process.
@unep.org

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 9

Day 5 of #PlasticsTreaty talks: Hundreds of observers rallied outside the UN in Geneva with a clear message for negotiators: Fix the process, keep your promise, deliver the plastics treaty the world needs.

🎥 On the ground updates from @rachelrad.bsky.social‬

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 6

Want a quick update n what’s happening with the #PlasticsTreaty negotiation … we have you covered !

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 6

Day 2 of #PlasticsTreaty talks in Geneva.
The good news? Many countries are stepping up. The bad? Blockers are still running the same tired playbook. What does that mean for the treaty?
🎥 Hear more from @davzoul.bsky.social

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 6

"Turning ambitious demands into a treaty will take courage — and even greater political skill. This isn’t a question of what’s possible. The path to an effective treaty is already clear.
👇 Read what @magnuslovold.bsky.social‬ has to say.

Endgame

The defining question in the plastics treaty negotiations is — and has always been — ontological: is there, in this process, a progressive…

medium.com

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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 5

$1.5 trillion. The annual global cost of health‑related damage from plastic pollution alone. Plastics are stealing our health & wrecking economies. It’s long past time for a #PlasticsTreaty that curbs production and protects our health.
🔗 Read bit.ly/45u0c1s

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DavZoul @davzoul.bsky.social · Aug 5

#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 negotiations have just kicked out in Geneva today.
CIEL’s team reminds you (and all negotiators) what we are here for

@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @breakfreefromplastic.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @unep.org @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Aug 5

Plastics are poisoning us. The science is clear.
📍 We’re in Geneva with a message for negotiators:
💪🏽 Now is the time for courage — to stop obstruction and deliver a #PlasticsTreaty that saves lives.
🌍 The world is watching.
#INC52

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