OTTAWA, CAN – Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) experts will be in Ottawa and available for comment during the Fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to advance a plastics treaty from April 23-29, 2024.
CIEL experts will closely follow negotiations, tracking progress toward advancing a draft of the treaty text. In particular, they will be monitoring negotiations to ensure that the future treaty addresses the full life cycle of plastics beginning with production, as well as critical decisions concerning decision-making in the negotiation process.
CIEL Experts in Ottawa:
David Azoulay — CIEL Senior Attorney, Director of Environmental Health program, head of CIEL’s delegation at the INC-4. He will focus on the plastic treaty process, chemical and health global policy, and institutional issues. David will be in Ottawa from April 21-30. Follow David on Twitter and BlueSky.
Carroll Muffett — CIEL President and CEO, focusing on rules of procedure, the human, environmental, and climate impacts of plastic production, the climate impacts of plastics, corporate climate denial and greenwashing, and the role of fossil fuels in plastics, climate change, and the planetary triple crisis. Carroll will be in Ottawa from April 18-30. Follow Carroll on Twitter.
Andrés Del Castillo — CIEL Senior Attorney. Andrés specializes in international negotiations, the legal aspects of the plastics treaty, and right holders’ involvement in multilateral processes. Andrés will be in Ottawa from April 18-30. Follow Andrés on Twitter and BlueSky.
Helionor De Anzizu — CIEL Staff Attorney, specializing in international trade law and the links between international trade (import/export) and plastic pollution. Heli also participates in the World Trade Organisation’s Dialogue on Plastic Pollution. Helionor will be in Ottawa from April 18-30. Follow Heli on Twitter.
Delphine Levi Alvares — CIEL and Break Free From Plastic Global Petrochemicals Campaign Coordinator. Delphine will be in Ottawa from April 18-May 1. Follow Delphine on Twitter.
Daniela Duran Gonzalez — Senior Legal Campaigner. Daniela specializes in upstream measures related to the future plastics treaty. Daniella will be in Ottawa from April 18-30. Follow Daniella on Twitter.
Rachel Radvany — CIEL Environmental Health Campaigner. Rachel focuses on civil society involvement in the negotiations and conflict of interest. Rachel will be in Ottawa from April 18-30. Follow Rachel on Twitter.
Dharmesh Shah — CIEL’s Consulting Senior Campaigner (Plastics Treaty) specializing in public policy, with a specific focus on politics of waste, circular economy, environmental health, and human rights. Dharmesh will be in Ottawa from April 18-April 30. Follow Dharmesh on Twitter.
Melissa Blue Sky — CIEL Senior Attorney. Melissa has expertise in legal aspects of multilateral environmental agreement development, implementation, decision-making, and enforcement, as well as international trade and investment law. Melissa will be in Ottawa from April 18-30. Follow Melissa on Twitter.
CIEL Experts Following the Negotiations Remotely
Giulia Carlini — CIEL Senior Attorney and IPEN Toxic Plastics Working Group Co-Chair, specializing in chemicals regulations, the links between plastic and health, the science-policy interface, and stakeholders’ participation focused on the Women’s Major Group. Follow Giulia on Twitter and BlueSky.
To schedule an interview, please contact:
Cate Bonacini, press@ciel.org, +1-202-742-5847 (desk), +1-510-520-9109 (WhatsApp/Signal)
Maria Frausto, press@ciel.org, +1-202-529-8107 (WhatsApp)