Reducing Plastic Production to Achieve Climate Goals: Key Considerations for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations
SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control
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Plastics production is currently on an upward trajectory and is protected to continue increasing exponentially. Global plastic polymer production double from 200 to 2019, reaching 460 million tonnes (Mt) per year and it is anticipated to almost triple from 2019 levels to 2050. This is uncontrolled growth threatens the global climate as well as human health, biodiversity, human rights and environmental justice.