20 Nov 2023 --- The third round of negotiations for the UN’s binding Global Plastics Treaty (INC-3) ended in Nairobi, Kenya, last week, with numerous civil society groups expressing frustration and accusing governments of bowing to petrochemical industry pressure. After five days, no targets, baselines, schedules or strict reporting mechanisms were agreed on due to a small group of countries — including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia — trying to reverse and alter previously agreed-on mandates for the treaty.
