Current and projected levels of plastic production are severely undermining any potential solution to end plastic pollution. To effectively address the climate crisis, safeguard human health, ensure the enjoyment of human rights, and mitigate biodiversity loss, the future plastics treaty must control and reduce the production of primary plastic polymers. Parties to other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) have previously reached agreements to address pollution at its source. These agreements typically adopt control measures and obligations aiming to phase down or phase out the production of specific substances. Legal Models to Control Primary Plastic Polymer Production: Key Elements to Consider in the Context of a Treaty to End Plastic Pollution provides an overview of control models in other MEAs and outlines lessons for the plastics treaty.
Key content covered includes:
- existing legal models for controlling primary plastic polymer production;
- structuring successful obligations to reduce the production of primary plastic polymers; and
- takeaways for the plastics treaty negotiations
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