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Negotiations at INC5.2 in Geneva failed to produce the ambitious and legally binding global plastics treaty the world needs, leaving Pacific peoples exposed to ongoing harm from plastic pollution. The talks were marred by a broken process and heavy industry influence, with 234 fossil fuel and chemical lobbyists registered. Pacific Small Island Developing States led with clear, science based demands. PICAN calls for negotiators to reconvene urgently and fix the rules that allo

Get daily high-level updates from PICAN on the INC5.2 Global Plastics Treaty, focusing on key issues for the Pacific Islands and SIDS.

New analysis of INC-5.2 participation exposes a concerning level of fossil fuel and chemical industry presence, with at least 234 registered lobbyists. Civil society, Indigenous and scientific voices warn this corporate capture risks shaping a treaty meant to end plastic pollution. PICAN calls on UNEP and the INC Secretariat to adopt robust conflict of interest rules so negotiations serve people and planet, not industry profit.

PICAN’s Independent Scientific Assessment of the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations offers a frontline analysis of INC-5.2, highlighting the urgent need for a comprehensive, binding agreement that tackles plastic pollution from extraction to disposal. Grounded in Pacific and Global South realities, the report delivers five key lessons—from upstream production cuts and polluter-pays finance to inclusive governance reforms—needed to secure a treaty with the ambition to protect

A new analysis that unpacks the historic ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change, driven by Pacific youth and championed by frontline States. The ruling affirms that climate justice is a binding legal obligation and not confined to the UNFCCC. It carries weight across treaty processes, from plastics and shipping to human rights and trade, reinforcing States’ duties to prevent harm, phase out fossil fuels, and uphold intergenerational equity. The Pacific has led. Now global sys

The International Court of Justice has given climate justice legal force, affirming that governments and corporations are obliged to cut emissions, protect human rights, and repair climate harm. PICAN unpacks what this means for Small Island Developing States: 1.5°C as a hard limit, an end to fossil fuel expansion and export, real public finance, loss and damage remedies, and recognition that sea level rise does not erase statehood. Read our full analysis and reactions.

PICANs new publication, Fast, Fair, Forever – How Public Finance Can Supercharge the Just Energy Transition, outlines a bold vision for a just energy transition driven by public finance. Discover how targeted public investment can de-risk renewable projects, level the playing field for Small Island Developing States, and deliver clean, secure energy for all.

As SB62 draws to a close in Bonn, it has become clear that the climate process is veering dangerously out of touch with the scale of the global crisis, and once again leaving Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stranded between political posturing and policy paralysis.

Get daily high-level updates from PICAN on the June climate meetings in Bonn (SB62), focusing on key issues for the Pacific Islands and SIDS.