On Wednesday, I saw someone say to check in on the young people in your life and I immediately called my younger brother. He had seen the video and was pretty distraught over it, and really happy to talk to someone. So to anyone seeing this - check in on the young people in your life.

do you want something to do today? you can call your house reps about this! because its bad!

This fellow has been on hunger strike over Norwegian oil and gas for 28 days. He’s asking for signatures on a petition encouraging the prime minister to meet him. I added my name — and you should too. actionnetwork.org/petitions/kj...

You've read the headlines, now hear the hot takes from our team on the ground at #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. What went wrong, what’s at stake, and why the fight for an ambitious treaty is far from over. 👉 bit.ly/4fWv67q

Weekend read: US Guts Criticism of Indigenous Rights Abuses, Mentions of Climate Change From Annual Human Rights Reports. With @katiesurma.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1408202...

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

The #PlasticsTreaty talks have ended without a treaty. To call this process a failure is an understatement. The world doesn't need more plastic. People know it, doctors know it, markets know it. We must now restart — not repeat. 👉 Read our statement: bit.ly/4fIWhCC

#PlasticsTreaty talks fail in the early hours of the morning, after a tense all-night session behind closed doors. Member States and observers have already left to catch flights and the hall feels empty this morning.

No text, but we’re still here at 1:30. Strange things are afoot at the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.

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

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.

🚨 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.

In case you're just tuning in to the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, GRULAC and the PSIDS did not come to play. The chair's text needs to be rejected. It does not reflect the demands from the majority of the world and will not meet what is required to end plastic pollution.

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

UN plastics treaty is being hampered by climate obstruction tactics on.ft.com/3Ut4pNF | opinion

Solidarity with my fellow @newsguild.org siblings. @propublicaguild.org is an invaluable partner in the fight to hold so many accountable, and I want to see the phenomenal workers across the team be treated with fairness and equity. ✊

"I am the lawyer for a multinational group active in the energy sector that intends to displace a small Amazonian indigenous community from their territories in order to build a dam and a hydroelectric plant … How can we get the lowest possible price in negotiations with these indigenous people?"

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

Chair of the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations: "August 14th is not a deadline for our work, it's a deadline for when we must deliver." But the negotiation looks like this, what will result? 🤔

Want an update about how things are going on the #PlasticsTreaty in Geneva?

📢 Don’t miss our expert panel LIVE from Geneva: 🟢 David Azoulay ( @ciel.org) 🟢 Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez (Panama’s climate envoy) 🟢 Erin Simon ( @climatewwf.bsky.social) 💬 Register here: buff.ly/7oNtcZD

There are 234 petrochemical industry lobbyists in these plastics treaty negotiations. Polluters should not be allowed to write the rules. We've already had 70 years of self-regulation by the petrochem industry; we're here working on a treaty because that has had disastrous consequences for us all.

⚠️ Fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have flooded #PlasticsTreaty talks at a record high. They're working with petrostates to distract, delay, and drag the treaty toward the lowest common denominator. #KickPollutersOut #INC5-2 👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L

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

#BehindTheScenes at Day 0⃣ of #PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2! With over 3,500 delegates & observers gathering in #GENeva, key moments taking place today include: 🔹 Regional Consultations 🔹 Conversation with Observers 🔹 Multistakeholder Forum 🔹 Pre-events ▶️ tiny.cc/GENINC5-2

Plastic is often seen as a cheap material but scientists in The Lancet argue it is expensive when including damage to health One estimate of the health damage from just three plastic chemicals – PBDE, BPA and DEHP – in 38 countries was $1.5tn a year. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More than 170 countries are meeting in Geneva tomorrow Their task: thrash out a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution What would it mean for the average person if the final deal is ambitious? Here's what experts think 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Les plastiques représentent « un danger grave et croissant pour la santé humaine et planétaire » : l’appel de la communauté scientifique et médicale avant les négociations de la dernière chance pour aboutir à un traité mondial contre la pollution plastique. @thelancet.com

The numbers showing the environmental disaster in Gaza are honestly hard to comprehend: -55 million tons of rubble -84,000 cubic meters of sewage flowing to Mediterranean *every day* -At least 350 large waste sites visible from space. The majority are near tents and 15% are by water/sanitation sites

🔥 Important read about intimidation tactics, delay strategies and corporate capture, including potential lobbyist infiltration of UNEP in the global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations- much of this seems learned from the #BigTobacco or #BigOil playbook. #Plastic www.theguardian.com/environment/...

67/ 🔜Please do not miss our high-level panel tomorrow to unpack key learnings from this historic judicial ruling and what lays ahead! 📅July 24., 5:30pm CEST 📝online registration: bit.ly/ICJresponse #AOLetsGo #ClimateJusticeAO

33/ 🗣️By affirming that the Paris Agreement imposes real mitigation obligations on States, the Court reclaims its role as a cornerstone of climate accountability—pushing back against years of attempts by high-emitting States and corporations to render it toothless.

Follow my wonderful colleague, posting about this monumental case about climate accountability live from the ICJ 🔽

Happy that these questions are being asked! We recently published a brief on how to address the issue of corporate influence in the #PlasticsTreaty - read it here: www.ciel.org/reports/conf...

Our new OpEd in Foreign Policy, as ocean conservation battles heat up at the #ISA, the #PlasticsTreaty and #BBNJ. Trump’s brand of isolationism and exceptionalism will be outlasted by the multilateral agreements made in the coming months. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/17/t...

Right wingers were screeching about HIPAA violations if people were required to wear masks or be vaccinated during a pandemic with a virus that spread through the air.

As someone working on a treaty negotiation this summer, I feel personally attacked by this list.

Our oceans now contain 27 million tonnes of #nanoplastics, particles invisible to the naked eye but impossible to ignore. These tiny fragments infiltrate every level of the marine food web with devastating consequences for ecosystems, seafood, and human health. #PlasticPollution

People will be crippled by this and some will die

Excellent questions about conflict of interest in the #PlasticsTreaty. Read more about conflict of interest in the latest @ciel.org brief: www.ciel.org/reports/conf...

Memes I never thought I'd have to make....

Tornado warning for north central DC to NW Prince George’s county til 7p. Radar indicated rotation and possible weak tornado. Seek shelter in this zone. #cwgalert

I don't feel guilty about using my AC. Higher temperatures come with health costs. I am just back from the UK, where I seldom had AC. My joints swelled to the point where walking hurt, and my resting heart rate skyrocketed. I can't imagine what it's like elsewhere. time.com/7297693/heat...

This is the correct sequence of posts from @emorwee.bsky.social and @infinitescream.bsky.social

NEW: Negotiations to establish a Science Policy Panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution concluded in Punta del Este a short while ago. The final agreement is riddled with unresolved text and major concessions that compromise the future Panel's integrity. Read more: www.ciel.org/news/spp-oew...

🚨 90+ countries are backing the NICE Declaration — a major show of force ahead of the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. CSOs and rightsholders are reacting, saying ambition must not stop here. LINK: bit.ly/43OEfcl

90+ countries just launched the Nice Wake Up Call for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty at #UNOC2025 They’re demanding a treaty that: – tackles plastics across their entire lifecycle – phases out toxic chemicals – improves product design – includes real implementation plans – evolves over time

⚡️ ⚖️ Precedent-setting #climatelitigation victory this morning in #SaulvsRWE 🙌 🎉 A victory for #climatejustice and corporate accountability 🧵🧑‍⚖️ A short thread to unpack the key legal principles reaffirmed by the judges of the Higher Court of Hamm 🇩🇪 ⬇️ 1/8

The future #PlasticsTreaty must include a just transition for workers across the entire plastics lifecycle, including in the informal sector. Countries have the opportunity to make it a reality. This case study of SWaCH in Pune, India, shows what is possible. www.theguardian.com/environment/...