Why the world has not agreed on a global plastics treaty. Summit Talks with Luis Vayas Valdivieso

Описание: What does it take to get 190 governments to agree on anything?

Beatrice Fihn, who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of ICAN in 2017, sits down with Luis Vayas Valdivieso, Ecuador's ambassador to the United Kingdom and outgoing chair of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, for a candid conversation at the summit of the Moléson in the Gruyères region of Switzerland.

Luis breaks down why plastic pollution is not just an environmental crisis but a human health emergency, what a legally binding treaty would actually commit governments to do, and why the process is harder than it looks. He also speaks honestly about the Geneva talks that failed to produce a final text, the frustration, the tears, and what he would have done differently.
Recorded on the day he formally stepped down as chair, this is a rare and unfiltered look at the inside of global treaty making.

00:00 - Introduction and welcome
01:43 - Luis steps down as chair: a special recording day
02:01 - Why plastic pollution is a global emergency
02:45 - The full lifecycle of plastics and why they are harmful
05:12 - Microplastics: what we are ingesting every week
07:13 - What a global plastics treaty would actually do
09:04 - The three big sticking points in the negotiations
13:14 - Why this treaty will be different from the Paris Agreement
15:01 - The different country groups and positions at the table
19:12 - Consensus, vetoes and the decision making deadlock
22:14 - Geneva: what went wrong and how Luis really felt
25:37 - What comes next and why Luis remains optimistic

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Created by Lex International & Theus Productions
Executive Producers: Beatrice Fihn, Emma Pikes
Produced by Theus Productions
Florent Beauverd – Director
Michaël Theus – Producer
Michaël Perrot – Producer
Jimmy Roura – Artistic Director
Ulysse Katchelewa – Production Coordinator
Thibaud Maury – Director of Photography
Allan Mantilleri – Sound Recordist
Régis Thevenet – Drone Operator
Cornland Studio – Post-Production Sound
Leo Felder – Editor
Fabien Duchamp – Colorist
Antonin Remond – Production Intern

About Summit Talks:
Summit Talks is a content series, where Beatrice Fihn embarks on scenic hikes through Switzerland’s most iconic mountain landscapes alongside some of the world’s most influential diplomats to talk about the importance of international law and multilateralism. Step by step, Beatrice engages her guests in informal, unscripted conversations that delve into how the international community are trying to solve some of the major global issues of our time. Along the way, viewers gain insight not only into the pressing topics discussed but also into the often untold personal stories that shape each diplomat’s journey.

About Lex International:
Lex International Fund is a philanthropic fund hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation to develop and strengthen international law to solve global challenges. We work with civil society movements, international organisations, governments, media, business and scientists to shape new global norms and create bold, innovative solutions to global challenges.