Unpacking plastic credits: Challenges to effective and just global plastics governance
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2025-05-16
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Moon, Sangcheol
Tangri, Neil
Bonisoli-Alquati, Andrea
Ralston, Rob
Bergmann, Melanie
Syberg, Kristian
Olsen, Tara
Wang, Mengjiao
Castillo, Arturo Castillo
Colombini, Gabin
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Abstract
Plastic credits are marketed as an innovative solution to plastic pollution, yet they mirror the well-documented shortcomings of carbon credits and overlook the unique material complexities of plastics. Effective plastics governance must avoid fragmented, loophole-prone, and inequitable approaches to plastic pollution.
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Taverne, General Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
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Moon, S, Tangri, N, Bonisoli-Alquati, A, Ralston, R, Bergmann, M, Syberg, K, Olsen, T, Wang, M, Castillo Castillo, A, Colombini, G & Alegado, J E B 2025, 'Unpacking plastic credits : Challenges to effective and just global plastics governance', One Earth, vol. 8, no. 5, 101303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101303