New Delhi [India], Some 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, including 11 from India, have registered for UN talks in Ottawa on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution, according to an analysis by the Center for International Environmental Law. Have got it done. According to CIEL), a non-profit law group, this is a 37 percent increase from the 143 lobbyists registered in INC-3. The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) analyzes the provisional list of UNEP participants at the INC-4 in Ottawa, the fourth round of negotiations on the Global Plastics Convention (INC-4) meeting on 23-29 April, 2024 in Ottawa, Canada. It is happening. The analysis shows that 196 lobbyists for the fossil fuel and chemical industry registered for the plastics treaty talks, an increase of 37%. 143 lobbyists registered in INC-3, CIEL said, "The total number of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists is three times more than the 58 independent scientists of the Coalition of Scientists for an Effective Plastics Treaty and seven times more than the 2 representatives Is."The Indigenous Peoples Caucus. 16 lobbyists for the fossil fuel and chemical industry registered in delegations from nine different countries, including four in Malaysia, three in Thailand, two each in Iran and the Republic of Dominica, and China, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Turkey. and one each in Uganda. Using registration data provided by the United Nations Environment Programme, which is overseeing the negotiations, the number of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists is about the same as that of the EU delegations. The total number of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists combined is three times that of the 58 independent scientists of the Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty and seven times that of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus. 16 lobbyists for the fuel and chemical industry registered delegations from nine different countries, including four in Malaysia, three each in Thailand, Iran and the Dominican Republic, and one each in China, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Turkey and Uganda. -One, the fossil fuel and chemical industries combined registered more delegates than the smallest delegation of 87 countries, the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) collectively.7 Representatives, meaning they outnumber fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists by more than two to one. 99 percent of plastics are derived from fossil fuels, and the fossil fuel industry keeps plastics and petrochemicals as a lifeline. The chemical and fossil fuel industries oppose reductions in plastic production, falsely claiming that the plastic crisis is not a plastic problem, but a waste problem. "The outcome of these negotiations is important for countries and communities around the world, and it is important to highlight and confront the role of corporations whose agendas are fundamentally in conflict with the global public interest, some argue. That everyone has equal access, but this is not true Country delegations are attending and Mbem are receiving privileged access to state-only sessions, where sensitive discussions unfold behind closed doors, in negotiations Beyond the troubling number of lobbyists present, behind-the-scenes industry lobbying activities and events take place around the world in the coming months, said Delfin Levy Alvares, global petrochemicals campaign coordinator at the Center for International Environmental Law. ."