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Benard Ogembo

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An Environmental journalist, Plastic Waste Campaigner, tech enthusiast, communicator. All views personal, retweets may not mean endorsement.

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🇮🇳 Amazing 18 minutes video by The Hindu with Kunal Shankar and Jacob Koshy on the #PlasticsTreaty youtube.com/watch?v=oUI9DT…


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I've been closely following the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Geneva, hoping for a positive outcome. Unfortunately, no agreement was reached. But the absence of a deal doesn’t mean we give up, we must continue the fight! Plastic pollution has invaded every corner of the earth,…

JamesWakibia's tweet image. I've been closely following the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Geneva, hoping for a positive outcome. Unfortunately, no agreement was reached. But the absence of a deal doesn’t mean we give up, we must continue the fight! Plastic pollution has invaded every corner of the earth,…

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

benogeh's tweet image. Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

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The final session to develop a Global #PlasticsTreaty is underway 🕙With less than 48 hours to go, the window for action is closing. Negotiators must now show courage if the world is to get a treaty capable of protecting people and the planet. #INC52 theconversation.com/were-witnessin…

theconversation.com

We’re witnessing last-ditch talks to secure a global plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators in Geneva face a critical moment to agree a Global Plastics Treaty before talks end, with the planet’s future at stake.


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GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution". Our full statement in English and Spanish here: no-burn.org/gaias-statemen… #couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty

GAIAnoburn's tweet image. GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution".

Our full statement in English and Spanish here: no-burn.org/gaias-statemen…

#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty
GAIAnoburn's tweet image. GAIA rejects the Chair's latest text at #INC5_2. It disrespects the will of the majority and the very mandate of the UNEA resolution - "end plastic pollution".

Our full statement in English and Spanish here: no-burn.org/gaias-statemen…

#couragenotcompromise #PlasticsTreaty

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Today is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples honoring the generations who have fought for their rights and calling on global leaders to ensure these rights are respected, protected & placed at the heart of the…


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"To break free from plastics, you need to learn to break free from brackets." Fiji's @sivendram13 delivers an urgent reminder to the delegates at #INC5_2 #PlasticsTreaty Stocktake Plenary. The treaty text now has over 1,000 brackets (brackets mean they are not agreed yet by the…


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"Halfway through these negotiations, we are still circling safe talking points while people and wildlife choke on plastic." @theeco_nomist Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez delivers the intervention on behalf of the Panama delegation at today's stocktake plenary. #inc5_2


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CSS Offers Draft Plastics Treaty Given the continued difficulty delegates have in drafting a plastics treaty, were humbly offer a draft treaty to facilitate the process. climatesurvivalsolutions.com/news/348947/cs… @LuisVayasEc @UNEP @EnviClimateC_Ke @FaustinMUNYAZIK @EnvironmentRw @ZoFem @GAIAnoburn

ClimateSoluti0n's tweet image. CSS Offers Draft Plastics Treaty
Given the continued difficulty delegates have in drafting a plastics treaty, were humbly offer a draft treaty to facilitate the process. climatesurvivalsolutions.com/news/348947/cs… @LuisVayasEc @UNEP
@EnviClimateC_Ke @FaustinMUNYAZIK @EnvironmentRw @ZoFem @GAIAnoburn…

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New investigation @DeSmog: Plastic credits pushed at #INC5 risk cutting waste pickers out of the recycling chain. At Dandora dump in Kenya, workers say they're losing income while brands claim "plastic neutrality." 🔗 desmog.com/2025/08/05/new… #PlasticsTreaty @JamesWakibia @benogeh


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Waste pickers in Nairobi say that as the global market for "plastic credits" expands, waste collection companies are cutting them out of the market for high-value recyclable or reusable plastic. By @ConorMcG1one @benogeh @jameswakibia

DeSmog's tweet image. Waste pickers in Nairobi say that as the global market for "plastic credits" expands, waste collection companies are cutting them out of the market for high-value recyclable or reusable plastic. By @ConorMcG1one  @benogeh @jameswakibia

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At the opening plenary of #INC52, John Beard Jr. of Port Arthur Community Action Network offered an intervention for the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement, backed in solidarity by Indigenous Peoples and fenceline community representatives. Learn more 👇 breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/05/inc…


👋 Are joining UN INC5.2 meeting in Geneva or already there? Please reach out to, chat, have a breather, ignite discussion and a cup of coffee! probably. ☕ I'll be covering the event from 2-15th of August. Drop me a message that connect! #plastictreaty #plasticpollution #inc5.2

benogeh's tweet image. 👋 Are joining UN INC5.2 meeting in Geneva or already there? Please reach out to, chat, have a breather,  ignite discussion and a cup of coffee! probably. ☕
I'll be covering the event from 2-15th of August. Drop me a message that connect! #plastictreaty #plasticpollution #inc5.2

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📢 The science is clear: we need ambitious action across the plastics lifecycle, from production through to disposal. The question is, will countries deliver? Ahead of the final UN #PlasticTreaty #INC5 talks (4th-16th Aug) I share my perspectives theconversation.com/a-global-treat…


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Coming to the UK to work or study? From 15 July 2025 some customers will no longer receive a vignette in their passport if granted a visa and will instead use their #eVisa to come to the UK. Watch our GIF to find out how to apply. Visit gov.uk/guidance/onlin…


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The UK Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) in Westlands, Nairobi, is a masterclass in modern day exploitation. Kenyans pay hundreds of dollars, wait in the sun, get misinformed, and walk away feeling less human. The new venue at Principal Place (yes, they left 9West) has no…


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🌎 Apply for @durham_uni, @Reuters & #BrownEvansFamily's Sir Harry Evans Memorial Fund fellowship! This nine-month study & mentorship opportunity funds an investigative project at a newsroom in London, New York, or Toronto. Deadline: June 18. 👉 twp.ai/4indkS

gijnAfrica's tweet image. 🌎 Apply for @durham_uni, @Reuters & #BrownEvansFamily's Sir Harry Evans Memorial Fund fellowship! 

This nine-month study & mentorship opportunity funds an investigative project at a newsroom in London, New York, or Toronto. 

Deadline: June 18. 👉 twp.ai/4indkS

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