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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist)
@winniecj.bsky.social
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Plastic Pollution scientist | Lecturer at Bangor University. Researching the fate, behaviour, effects of #microplastics & biodegradable plastics to support solutions #PlasticsTreaty. Runner | Happiest outdoors https://winniecourtenejones.wixsite.com/home
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Nov 20
Science has provided increasing evidence of the sources, distribution & effects of #microplastics

🌎 Global action, reducing and rethinking the way we produce and use plastic are critical
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5

Read more in our multidisciplinary summary in Science
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?
Twenty years after the first publication that used the term microplastic, we review current understanding, refine definitions, and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from multiple sources,...
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 13
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 13
The final @unep.org #INC52 session to develop a Global #PlasticsTreaty is underway

🕣 With less than 48 hours to go, the window for action is closing. Negotiators must now show courage if the world is to get a treaty capable of protecting people and the planet.

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We’re witnessing last-ditch talks to secure a global plastic pollution treaty
Negotiators in Geneva face a critical moment to agree a Global Plastics Treaty before talks end, with the planet’s future at stake.
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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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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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Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · Aug 12
⏳ Only 48 h to go. Delegates in Geneva are still working hard to find convergence on text in Contact Groups and Informal Meetings. Tomorrow, the Chair will present new text for a #PlasticsTreaty for discussion in Regional Consultations and Plenaries.
🤞Let’s hope for ambition and get this done! 💪
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GAIA Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social · Aug 10
Should we weaken the #PlasticsTreaty just to get the biggest plastic polluters onboard?
@tangri0.bsky.social, GAIA's Science & Policy Director and a leading global waste and climate expert, says ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Here's why:
www.no-burn.org/opinion-a-st...

#CourageNotCompromise #INC5_2
Screenshot of Medium.Com article: A Strong Plastics Treaty Will Help Solve Plastic Pollution, With or Without Big Plastic Producers
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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · Aug 9
"We're running out of time!"

Procedural discussions dominated the #PlasticsTreaty morning plenary, with delegations calling for the talks to "shift gear" in order to make progress on the draft treaty text

Highlights ➡️ enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...

#INC5 #INC5_2 #plastic
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Sam Harrison @samharrison.science · Aug 8
Some reflections on the first few days of #INC5.2 negotations in Geneva, towards a #GlobalPlasticsTreaty.

Are the negotiations going well? Frankly, not really, though there are reasons for hope 👇

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#PlasticsTreaty #PlasticTreaty #GlobalPlasticTreaty
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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 9
We are half way through #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.

Follow us for updates from the second plenary session and WATCH LIVE via www.unep.org/inc-plastic-...
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Rethink Plastic alliance @rethinkplastic.bsky.social · Aug 7
❗ #FossilFuel & chemical industry lobbyists (234+) outnumber the combined diplomatic delegations of all 27 EU nations & EU combined (233) #INC❗

- @ciel.org analysis (@breakfreefromplastic.org)

🚨This threatens the integrity of the #PlasticsTreaty 🚨

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www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/07/f...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Aug 5
UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says

- Prof Richard Thompson says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’

#plasticstreaty
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says
Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’
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Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · Aug 7
‘Maddening’ Proof #Plastics Industry Knew #Recycling Was False Solution in ❗️1974❗️, New Document Shows. #PlasticsTreaty
www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/m...
‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
www.desmog.com
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 7
🔬 What does independent science say are priorities to consider across the treaty and its different articles?

The Scientists' coalition has published a short overview with key points and links to relevant resources.

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See it here ➡️ drive.google.com/file/d/1crqq...
Science-Based Priorities for INC-5.2 - Scientists' Coalition.pdf
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 6
I spoke with ABC radio Australia about the #PlasticsTreaty

📻 Catch up: drag the slider to ~3.02 in www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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Greek gods, Gama Festival and the battle of Cannae - ABC listen
Who were Apollo and Artemis and why Greek mythology so inspires space exploration.
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 5
🌎 The final UN negotiating session to develop a Global Plastics Treaty starts today!

👩‍🔬 I'm delighted to be attending this monumental event & continue contributing scientific evidence to the process to end #plasticpollution

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Ocean Sciences @ Bangor University @sosbangor.bsky.social · Aug 5
Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones @winniecj.bsky.social from the School of Ocean Science @bangoruniversity.bsky.social has arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, to join the final round of negotiations linked to the Global Plastics Treaty.
Winnie Courtene-Jones stands on a lawn in from of the UN building in Geneva behind her. She is flanked by flagpoles flying the flags of the UN Nations.
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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · Aug 4
A major new study in the leading medical journal The Lancet finds that plastic chemicals lead to $1.5 trillion a year in health, environmental and other costs. "The principal driver of this crisis is accelerating growth in plastic production."
See the study:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics
Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health. Plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age and are responsible for health-related economic losse...
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 4
The incredible art installation 'the thinkers burden' from Benjamin Von Wong features the 'thinker' sitting atop Mother Earth, and entwined in DNA, to highlight the health and environmental impacts of #plasticpollution

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The Thinker's Burden
A 6m tall monument for the INC5.2 Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 4
For the next 2 wks I'll be attending & supporting (with scientific evidence) the #UNPlasticTreaty

👀 All eyes will be on negotiators to deliver an effective treaty which will protect future generations & our planet

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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 4
As the #PlasticTreaty gets underway, INC chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso emphasises that countries unite and chart a course for future generations and our planet

"Let's not miss this opportunity"
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Aug 4
Taking a moment of calm in Geneva ahead of 2 wks of #PlasticTreaty negotiations

Taking views of Mount Blanc appearing from the clouds as a good omen for what lies ahead. Together we can reach the summit to deliver an effective treaty
#UNplasticsTreaty #plasticpollution #INC52 @unep.org
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Jul 30
@bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social #plasticpollution #UNPlasticsTreaty
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Jul 30
Are you attending INC5.2 #PlasticTreaty negotiations?
I'll be in Geneva - let's connect 👋

Focusing on sharing & discussing robust scientific evidence to support the treaty process

If you're interested in hearing more, how this might support your work, & ways to collaborate - let's chat
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Jul 29
@sosbangor.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social #PlasticPollution #INC52 #INC5 #UNPlasticsTreaty
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Jul 29
❗️Plastic pollution impacts environmental and human health

🌎Ahead of the next round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations
I reflect on what is being done in Wales to address #plasticpollution & why these measures are needed
@senedd.wales @senedd.cymru

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The UN Plastics Treaty enters its final negotiations: what’s at stake?
Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue impacting human and ecosystem health. What measures are being taken to address this issue – both in Wales and internationally?
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Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones (Plastic pollution scientist) @winniecj.bsky.social · Jul 23
#PlasticsTreaty #UNPlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @sosbangor.bsky.social @theconversation.com