The latest edition of our annual State of Global Environmental Governance report reviews outcomes from climate change negotiations in Belém for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30); the stymied plastic pollution treaty negotiations; the establishment of a new dedicated science body to inform policy-making on chemicals, waste, and pollution; and other key efforts to address the shared environmental crises of our times.

Join the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team as they reflect on the progress and regress of 2025's environmental negotiating rooms, consider what takeaways should guide our efforts in 2026, and preview the negotiations to watch in the coming year.

With a foreword by Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.

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