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Towards Ending Plastic Pollution
Summary
A Nordic Council of Ministers report outlines 15 global policy interventions that could cut annual mismanaged plastic waste by 90% and virgin plastic use by 30% by 2040. The report notes that even these ambitious measures fall short of full alignment with the Paris Climate Agreement goals.
The ‘Towards Ending Plastic Pollution by 2040’ report was commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers and developed by Systemiq and presents a set of 15 global policy interventions towards ending plastic pollution. If universally adopted and supported by a set of common global rules in the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution these could cut annual volumes of mismanaged plastic waste by 90% and virgin plastic use by 30% by 2040 relative to 2019 levels. Yet, the report highlights that more ambitious efforts are needed to align with the Paris Climate Agreement and holistically address plastic pollution.