Pathways to an Effective Plastics Treaty

As INC-5.2 approaches, negotiators have several decisive choices to make that this briefing seeks to highlight:

*  how to consolidate elements of a deal on the treaty that can unite a critical mass of countries;
*  what elements of flexibility can be included without sacrificing effectiveness;
*  how to ensure efficient annex amendments and the role of choice architecture;
*  whether and how to deploy voting during the INCs negotiations process, as well as during future plastic treaty COPs;
*  and, what pivoting to an independent negotiation process could look like to deliver an effective treaty supported by a critical mass of countries outside UNEP, with later work to encourage broader ratifications.

Download briefing here:
https://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EN-INC-5.2-Pathways-Report-4.pdf