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A basic proposal
A basic proposal
In a pivotal moment for the plastics treaty negotiations, Ambassador Luis Vayas of Ecuador sets out his vision for how an effective treaty…
Magnus Løvold
Oct 2
Dispatch from the plastics treaty negotiations: Can consensus ever justify such wretched brackets?
Dispatch from the plastics treaty negotiations: Can consensus ever justify such wretched brackets?
OTTAWA, 30 APRIL 2024: There are two things that lurk within the dark and shadowy places of the intergovernmental committee tasked by the…
Magnus Løvold
May 2
Spoiler group forced to retreat in Plastics Treaty negotiations, as proposal to ban problematic…
Spoiler group forced to retreat in Plastics Treaty negotiations, as proposal to ban problematic…
OTTAWA, 27 APRIL 2024: Something felt subtly different when Ambassador Luis Vayas called the fourth session of the plastics treaty…
Magnus Løvold
Apr 26
Signs of growing confidence, as Ambassador Luis Vayas assumes control of Plastics Treaty…
Signs of growing confidence, as Ambassador Luis Vayas assumes control of Plastics Treaty…
OTTAWA, 23 APRIL 2024: Admittedly, people of an optimistic mindset might have struggled to find their footing in the ongoing negotiations…
Magnus Løvold
Apr 22
Masters of complications — How the plastics treaty negotiations produced a Frankenstein document
Masters of complications — How the plastics treaty negotiations produced a Frankenstein document
NAIROBI, SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2023: The chair of the conference had a plane to catch. The clock in the time-worn conference room of the…
Magnus Løvold
Apr 21
As the third round of the plastic treaty negotiations wraps up in Nairobi, one thing is clear…
As the third round of the plastic treaty negotiations wraps up in Nairobi, one thing is clear…
NAIROBI, 18 NOVEMBER 2023: Depending on one’s perspective, the conference room was either half empty or half full when delegates, late on…
Magnus Løvold
Nov 18, 2023
Iran and other oil producing countries reject plastics treaty draft, threatening negotiations
Iran and other oil producing countries reject plastics treaty draft, threatening negotiations
Magnus Løvold
Nov 13, 2023
A tale of two treaties — On the procedural woes of the plastics treaty negotiations and why they…
A tale of two treaties — On the procedural woes of the plastics treaty negotiations and why they…
The Peruvian chair of the conference seemed to have a penchant for poetry. “There is, brothers, so much to do, and boy, how little we have…
Magnus Løvold
Nov 9, 2023
The deceptive sound of satisfaction
The deceptive sound of satisfaction
The zero draft of the new plastic pollution treaty, released this week, is a solid nudge in the direction of a treaty with specific global…
Torbjørn Graff Hugo
Sep 8, 2023
Report from the ministry of magical diplomatic affairs
Report from the ministry of magical diplomatic affairs
A beautiful performance of diplomatic wizardry was on display in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for a plastics treaty…
Magnus Løvold
Jun 1, 2023
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