As negotiations for a global plastics treaty continue, some questions have arisen over whether/how this agreement should take trade into account.
Our piece on why the globalized and interconnected nature of monomer & polymer markets make trade provisions a necessity: ieefa.org/resources/tr...
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Trade measures a cornerstone to the success of global regulation to curb plastic pollution
Plastics, across its lifecycle, is a globalized, interconnected market, so a lack of strong trade provisions would limit the effectiveness of the objectives of the proposed binding agreement.