The Center’s experts take part in the Second Session of the INC on Plastic Pollution
The Center’s experts take part in the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution under the auspices of UNEP as observers. This time, the participants discussed specific goals and commitments that countries will undertake within the framework of the "Convention on Plastic". The Agreement will become a new legally binding international legal document in the field of environmental protection.
The document development process faces difficulties. The participants have already disagreed at the stage of formulating the purpose of the agreement: some countries with large volumes of plastics production insist that the agreement should only deal with the fight against plastic waste pollution, while countries where the plastic industry does not play a decisive role in the economy insist that it is necessary not only to fight pollution, but also prohibit or minimize the production, use, and trade of plastic.
Moreover, many "anti-plastic" activists draw attention to the fact that cheapness and a large amount of plastic are directly related to subsidies for fossil fuels as the main resource for the production of plastics and polymers. This approach has not found the support of oil producing countries.
Important arguments were made in defense of "useful" plastic, which is an inexpensive and vital material to meet the basic needs of the population, for example, in the field of health and sanitation. Whereas ill-conceived bans, restrictions, or reductions in the production, export, and import of primary plastic polymers carry significant socio-economic risks.
Some disagreements have arisen over some of the terms and provisions used in the preparatory documents, which may form the basis of a future document. Countries are asking for clarifications or exclusions of controversial and opaque terms and provisions.
The disagreements that arose during the discussion of the main purpose of the agreement strengthened in the development of specific commitments. The ICLRC is planning to further elaborate on the topic in a separate post-event analytical publication.
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In 2018, Evgeniy graduated from the Faculty of Geography of the Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Ecology and Environmental Management. From 2017 to 2021 he worked in companies specializing in engineering surveys and was involved in the organization and execution of field work on ecology and hydrometeorology, laboratory work and passing state examination of reports. He also participated in scientific cruises. In 2020, Evgeniy graduated with the Master's degree from the Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University, specializing in Hydrometeorology. In December 2021, he has started to work at the International and Comparative Law Research Center. He prepares analytical and reference materials and methodologies on the topic of ecology and climate change, ESG factors, and also analyzes drafts of the Center's publications, their consistency and adequacy with regard to ecology, hydrometeorology, and climate change.
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Research Interests: - sustainable development, climate and environment; - regional economic integration; - international law and economy in Asia-Pacific. 2016 – 2023 — Director General, Department of Multilateral Economic Relations and Special Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Represented Russian Federation and formulating Russian foreign economic strategies and policies, especially in the areas of sustainable development, climate change and environment agenda in such organizations as APEC, SCO, BRICS, ASEAN, East Economic Summit, UNCTAD, ESCAP, OSCE, OECD. Permanent member of Russian negotiating team in UNFCCC. Served as Deputy senior official of Russia in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Head of National Delegation to G20 Climate Sustainability and Environment Working Group. Coordinated preparation of the first ever Russia's VNR on SDGs implementation (2020). In 2011 – 2016 as the director of APEC Study Center, Russian Presidential Academy (RANEPA) provided analytical expertise for promotion of Russian economic interests in Asian markets. In 2004 – 2016 Dr. Stapran Associate Professor, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) and visiting professor at Russian Presidential Academy (RANEPA) and Higher School of Economics.
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Education: bachelor's degree RUDN University (1999-2003); master's program RUDN University (2003 - 2005); postgraduate study at RUDN University (2005-2008). Defended Ph.D. thesis in 2008 under the supervision of Professor Abashidze A.Kh. on the topic: "The role of international judicial institutions in resolving international environmental disputes." Experience: · University of Amsterdam (University van Amsterdam, Law School, UvA) (2001-2002); · Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva, March 2012); · Academy of Human Rights in Venice (July 2013). · From 2005 to the present, he has been teaching various international legal disciplines at RUDN University. He also teaches courses at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), a branch of MGIMO in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), at the Eurasian National University L.N. Gumilyova (Kazakhstan). · Under the supervision of Solntsev A.M. 11 dissertations were defended for the degree of candidate of legal sciences, including foreigners (Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Iran, Burundi, Kazakhstan and Vietnam). · The sphere of scientific interests is the problems of theory and practice of international law, especially the issues of international environmental law, international space law, peaceful settlement of disputes, problems of protecting human rights, African studies. · He is author of more than 700 works have been published in Russia and abroad. · Speaker at international conferences in Great Britain (Manchester, Glasgow), Norway (Oslo), Denmark (Copenhagen), China (Xi'an, Hainan), Philippines (Cebu), Poland (Wroclaw), Italy (Naples, Venice), Kazakhstan (Astana), Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Voronezh, Novosibirsk). · Member of the Russian Association of International Law · Member of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) · Member of European Society of International Law (ESIL) · Member of the European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) · Member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) · Member of the working group of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States to prepare the draft Convention on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes (Convention was adopted in 2018) · Member of the working group No. 13 “Combating Climate Change” on the preparation of the voluntary national report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2019 · Member of the working group No. 15 “Conservation of terrestrial ecosystems” on the preparation of the voluntary national report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2019