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Addressing Plastic Pollution for Climate Benefits

ADB briefs 2024 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Roger Joseph Guzman, James Baker

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This policy brief examines how plastic production and disposal impacts climate change and considers how the anticipated Global Plastics Treaty could help Asia and the Pacific implement circular economy solutions. Researchers found that addressing plastic pollution through the treaty framework could simultaneously deliver low-carbon development benefits for the region.

Highlighting how plastic impacts climate change, this brief considers the anticipated Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) and shows how ADB can help Asia and the Pacific implement circular economy solutions to help meet low-carbon goals.

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