2025/04/08 by Jen Iris Allan, Anwesha Borthakur, Fiona Kinniburgh +12 · 1 voice · 10 citations
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Environmental Impact and Sustainability #Environmental Justice and Health Disparities #Municipal Solid Waste Management
paper · doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2025.102995
openalex publication_date 2025/04/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03
• Negotiations for a new science-policy interface aim to complement similar bodies for climate change and biodiversity. • Existing models of science-policy panels are ill-suited to address unique aspects of chemicals and waste issues. • Policy uptake is a key feature of the new panel’s design. • Participation by stakeholders is vital, but industry input requires safeguards. • Further research on chemicals and waste issues will be able to contribute to the future panel’s reports. Negotiations are ongoing but fraught for designing a new global science-policy panel for chemicals and waste pollution. In this Perspectives article, we challenge three assumptions guiding these negotiations. First, the new panel should resemble the existing panels of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Inter-governmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Second, the creation of a new panel will automatically carry authority within policymaking. Third, the participation of industry is crucial without special consideration for its interests. Further, we identify three steps to enhance the panel’s relevance and influence.