Here's what else is happening

• 🥤Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way. With any delegation able to essentially veto a proposal they don’t like, even if they’re opposed by most of the rest of the world, it's unclear how countries will move forward on a treat to tackle plastic pollution after talks ended in deadlock on Sunday.
  Grist (EN)
• 🇨🇭Pragmatism and flexibility define Swiss neutrality. Neither "active" nor "cooperative", neutrality is above all flexible and pragmatic, columnist François Nordmann recalls following the Federal Council's rejection to the initiative on neutrality sought by the Swiss sovereignist flank.
  Le Temps (FR)
• 🌳Will new carbon market work? Indonesia to provide first test. A UN carbon market is expected to open as soon as next year, with carbon-rich Indonesia planning to generate billions of dollars in credits from its vast rainforests. But critics say the trading system is susceptible to fraud and errors that will undermine emissions goals.
  Yale 360 (EN)
• 🤰🏻Women’s rights: how authoritarian regimes use women’s bodies for power. Many countries are concerned about the implications of declining birth rates but their policies for addressing the issue vary widely. For authoritarian regimes, it is a way of restricting women’s rights and maintaining control.
  Swissinfo (EN)
• 💥Fighting worsens already dire conditions in northwestern Syria Years of war and a powerful earthquake had led to crushing poverty, displacement and breakdowns in services. But over the last several days, the region’s misery has deepened, with the United Nations and aid workers warning of a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation.
  New York Times 🔒 (EN)