Tackling Subsidies for Plastic Production: Key Considerations for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the future plastics treaty must address fiscal incentives and subsidies for primary plastic production, including indirect subsidies to fossil fuels, to effectively tackle the plastic pollution crisis.

• Fiscal incentives and subsidies for primary plastic production worsen the plastic pollution crisis by artificially lowering the cost of plastics. These subsidies can be direct, targeting plastic precursors, or indirect, targeting fossil fuels.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). Tackling Subsidies for Plastic Production: Key Considerations for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations. https://www.ciel.org/reports/tackling-subsidies-for-plastic-production/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Tackling Subsidies for Plastic Production: Key Considerations for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/reports/tackling-subsidies-for-plastic-production/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023tackling, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Tackling Subsidies for Plastic Production: Key Considerations for the Plastics Treaty Negotiations}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/tackling-subsidies-for-plastic-production/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }