The flexibility and versatility of plastics is difficult to match. However, escalating levels of plastics production and use, particularly in short-lived applications, have led to increasing waste levels and pollution of this all-pervasive material in recent decades. Without more ambitious policies, the proliferation of plastic production, use and waste will further expand by 70% by 2040. Additionally, 19% of plastic waste will not be properly managed, with grave impacts on the environment and human health.
How can policymakers turn the ever-rising tide on plastic pollution? What strategies can eliminate plastic leakage to the environment and at what cost?
Join us at our next OECD Green Talks LIVE on 2 October 2024 from 14:00 to 15:15 CEST to discuss these questions during the launch of a new OECD report Policy Scenarios for Eliminating Plastic Pollution by 2040. Following an introduction by Jo Tyndall, Director of the OECD Environment Directorate, OECD Environment Senior Economist Rob Dellink and Junior Policy Analyst Elena Buzzi will present key findings from the report. They will be joined by country representatives to discuss the implications of these findings in the context of efforts to establish a global plastics treaty. The webinar will be moderated by Shardul Agrawala, Head of the Environment and Economy Integration Division at the OECD Environment Directorate.
During the talk we will delve into the potential environmental benefits and economic consequences of five levels of international policy ambition towards ending plastic pollution by 2040. The panel of experts will provide insights and highlight key policy actions to facilitate the transition to more sustainable plastics economies.