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"Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the oceans.
According to one widely cited estimate, by 2025, 100 million to 250 million
metric tons of plastic waste could enter the ocean each year. Another study
commissioned by the World Economic Forum projects that without changes to
current practices, there may be more plastic by weight than fish in the ocean
by 2050.
On March 2, 2022, representatives from 175 nations around the world took a
historic step toward ending that pollution. The United Nations Environment
Assembly voted to task a committee with forging a legally binding global treaty
on plastic pollution by 2024. U.N. Environment Program Executive Director Inger
Andersen described it as “an insurance policy for this generation and future
ones, so they may live with plastic and not be doomed by it.”
I am a legal scholar and have studied questions related to food, animal welfare
and environmental law. My forthcoming book, “Our Plastic Problem and How to
Solve It,” explores legislation and policies to address this global “wicked
problem.”
I believe plastic pollution requires a local, national and global response.
While acting together on a world scale will be challenging, lessons from some
other environmental treaties suggest features that can improve an agreement’s
chances of success."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
