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Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people ...

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Poison PVC: Big Coal Leading PVC Growth in India

The Gulf of Kutch located in western Gujarat covers an area of 7,350 km2, is approximately 170 km long, and up to 75 km ...

General Petrochemicals Plastics Publications

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The Petrochemicals Landscape in India

Challenging Monopolistic Practices and Emerging Competitors. India holds a prominent position in the global petrochemic...

General Petrochemicals Publications

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An Overview of the Adverse Health Impacts of Chemicals Associated with Petrochemical Industries and Across the Life Span...

Energy General GPT (Global Plastics Treaty) Petrochemicals Plastics Publications

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Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

The third attempt at a plastic treaty bombed. Held in Nairobi and attempted by reps from all nations couldn’t reac...

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Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

The Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to address plastic pollution across its full lifecycle has the potential to do so...

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Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

November 15, 2023 NAIROBI — 143 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered to attend the third session ...

Coverage Energy General GPT (Global Plastics Treaty)

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Global Plastics Treaty

A Global Plastics Treaty is being negotiated under the aegis of the UNEP. This is an outcome of the advocacy with the U...

Energy GPT (Global Plastics Treaty)

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The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

In Part 2 of this series, we dive into the industry landscape, trends in our consumption, and some unanswered questions ...

Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1

India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environment...

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July 3, 2024

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle, we are confronted with yet another fight. Fighting false solutions to plastic pollution! False solutions are those that do not ac...

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June 6, 2024

Fouziya Tehzeeb and Swathi Seshadri

Poison PVC: Big Coal Leading PVC Growth in India

The Gulf of Kutch located in western Gujarat covers an area of 7,350 km2, is approximately 170 km long, and up to 75 km wide at its mouth. The Gulf is bordered by Kutch district to the north, Jamnagar district to the south, Rajkot and Morbi districts to the east, Devbhoomi Dwarka district to the sou...

General Petrochemicals Plastics Publications

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May 7, 2024

Ayush Joshi, Abir Dasgupta and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

The Petrochemicals Landscape in India

Challenging Monopolistic Practices and Emerging Competitors. India holds a prominent position in the global petrochemicals industry. Demand for plastics across diverse sectors including packaging, construction, automobiles, and textiles, has been going up rapidly. To foster the growth of the indust...

General Petrochemicals Publications

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April 18, 2024

Dr Vishvaja Sambath

TOXIC TRAITS

An Overview of the Adverse Health Impacts of Chemicals Associated with Petrochemical Industries and Across the Life Span of Plastics. The petrochemical industry, once hailed as the harbinger of progress and innovation, now finds itself at the epicentre of critical global discourse. The petrochemical...

Energy General GPT (Global Plastics Treaty) Petrochemicals Plastics Publications

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

The third attempt at a plastic treaty bombed. Held in Nairobi and attempted by reps from all nations couldn’t reach a consensus, thanks to the petrochem companies. They flew in umpteen lobbyists and even got their people included in official delegations of various countries. Swathi Seshadri, w...

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December 5, 2023

CFA Admin

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

The Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to address plastic pollution across its full lifecycle has the potential to do so through production reduction, removal of non-essential plastics and corporate accountability. However, the negotiations which could pave the way for better air, water, soil and he...

General GPT (Global Plastics Treaty)

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March 21, 2024

Centre for International Environmental Law

Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

November 15, 2023 NAIROBI — 143 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered to attend the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to advance a global plastics treaty, gaining access to the negotiations at a time when the talks are entering a critical phas...

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March 21, 2024

CFA Admin

Global Plastics Treaty

A Global Plastics Treaty is being negotiated under the aegis of the UNEP. This is an outcome of the advocacy with the United Nations Environment Assembly by several civil society organisations globally since 2017. There are to be 4 rounds of negotiations of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Co...

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October 27, 2023

CFA Admin

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

In Part 2 of this series, we dive into the industry landscape, trends in our consumption, and some unanswered questions about India’s plastics. Read Part 1 here. To fight plastic pollution, it is essential that we face the big, uncomfortable questions about the plastics industrial complex that keeps...

Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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October 27, 2023

CFA Admin

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1

India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environmental issue. In Part 1 of this new series, we explore what exactly plastics are and where they come from. Plastics are everywhere. They linger on our roads, clutter our homes, and inv...

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Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

Poison PVC: Big Coal Leading PVC Growth in India

The Petrochemicals Landscape in India

TOXIC TRAITS

Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

Global Plastics Treaty

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1

Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

Poison PVC: Big Coal Leading PVC Growth in India

The Petrochemicals Landscape in India

TOXIC TRAITS

Nobody wants to control Plastics, including India | On Second Thought

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations – How corporate lobbyists overwhelmed the negotiations

Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

Global Plastics Treaty

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 2

The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1