In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Barry Snedden checks in with Joe Papineschi, Chairperson of Eunomia Research & Consulting, for an INC-5.2 debrief. They unpack why the plastics treaty negotiations ended without a deal, what actually moved forward, and how the Chair’s draft text landed (first, an over-watered proposal that was rejected by all sides, then a still-compromised framework with too many unresolved options to conclude).
Joe explains the persistent polarisation since INC-2 (production limits vs. waste-only focus), the parallel fault line on financing, and why private-sector contributions, especially a primary plastic polymer fee, are gaining attention. Joe sheds some light on the most plausible paths ahead.
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