Press Conference: Fossil Fuel and Chemical Influence at INC-4

Civil society, scientists, and Indigenous Peoples representatives at the fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to advance a plastics treaty (INC-4) discuss an analysis of negotiation participants, which reveals the number of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists who have registered for the negotiations. The analysis comes as organizations call for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the INC Secretariat to advance a strong conflict of interest policy in the negotiations.
The analysis was completed by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) in collaboration with Greenpeace, the Break Free From Plastic movement, the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) and is based on UNEP’s provisional list of INC-4 participants.
Read the full analysis detailing fossil fuel and chemical industry influence in the #INC4 negotiations here: bit.ly/49RRkCI
Speakers include:
-Delphine Levi Alvares, Global Petrochemical Campaign Coordinator at the Center for International Environmental Law.
-Laura Salgado, Head of Campaign and Partnership at the Global Center for the Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC).
-Graham Forbes, Head of Delegation, Greenpeace International
Yuyun Ismawati, Convenor of the Indonesian Zero Waste Alliance (AZWI).
-Suzanne Smoke, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Indigenous Peoples Caucus,
-Bethanie Carney-Almroth, Professor in ecotoxicology at Gothenburg. University and Member of the Scientists’ Coalition For An Effective Plastic Treaty.
OTTAWA, April 24, 2024