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We need a global agreement to safeguard human health from plastic pollution
Current Protocols
2025
5 citations
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Cressida Bowyer,
Stephen Fletcher
Summary
This commentary argues that unresolved disagreements among member states are hindering progress toward a UN global plastics treaty that could protect human and environmental health. The authors call for resolution of key disputes to advance international governance of plastic pollution across the full lifecycle.
Unresolved disagreements hinder progress towards the UN led treaty that could protect human and environmental health from the harms of plastic pollution, write Cressida Bowyer and Stephen Fletcher