While a small group of countries actively denied the scientific evidence, the Scientists’ Coalition for an effective plastic treaty was encouraged by the overwhelming majority who engaged constructively with it. The scientists in the Scientists’ Coalition wish to thank them for their hard work and courage, and remain committed to providing robust, independent science to support the next steps in the negotiations. “Even though the outcome of INC-5.2 are disappointing, it is much better to not have a treaty, than having the treaty the way it was being proposed. Here you can read the statement after INC-5.2 created by the Scientists Coalition. Read more about the global plastic treaty:Finalizing a global plastic treaty must be guided by independent scienceSee Patricia Villarrubia Gómez talking about plastics on TED Talk:https://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_villarrubia_gomez_the_problem_with_plastics_and_how_they_re_changing_the_environment?language=en