The UN’s new scientific panel on chemical pollution faces an uncertain future

Last month, in Punta del Este in Uruguay, after a week of intense talks, negotiators from 100 countries brought to life the first international scientific panel to provide robust, independent information on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention to policymakers. The new panel, which is yet to be named, is seen as a historic step towards putting chemical waste and pollution on a par with climate change and biodiversity loss.