‘Don’t back down’

The statement calls for a binding global treaty on plastic pollution that addresses the full lifecycle of plastics and ensures a just transition for vulnerable communities. The signatories argue that a consensus-based approach is no longer viable due to obstruction by a minority of low-ambition states and urge the use of voting to secure enforceable rules to reduce global production.

• The signatories support the NICE Declaration and argue that the resulting treaty must address the entire lifecycle of plastic pollution and ensure a just transition for waste pickers, Indigenous Peoples, and frontline communities.
• The document asserts that achieving a treaty through consensus is impossible because a small number of low-ambition states are blocking new measures and preventing a binding agreement.
• The organizations urge Member States to use procedural tools, specifically voting, at the INC-5.2 negotiations in Geneva to establish legally binding obligations and enforceable rules to lower global plastic production and change trade and consumption patterns.

APA

Changing Markets Foundation (n.d.). ‘Don’t back down’. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UNOC-CSO-Statement.pdf

Chicago

Changing Markets Foundation. ‘Don’t back down’. n.d. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UNOC-CSO-Statement.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Changing Markets Foundation |title=‘Don’t back down’ |url=https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UNOC-CSO-Statement.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{changingmarketsfoundationnddont, author = {{Changing Markets Foundation}}, title = {{‘Don’t back down’}}, publisher = {Changing Markets Foundation}, url = {https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UNOC-CSO-Statement.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }