The Guarini Center advances innovative energy and environmental policies for a sustainable ​economy.

Drawing upon our faculty and fellows’ diverse areas of expertise, we tackle pressing issues from the local to global level.​

POLICY BRIEF

Toward a Global Plastics Treaty: A Survey of State Submissions ahead of INC-2

In late May 2022, the international community will reconvene for the second session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) to continue work on a new global agreement on plastic pollution. This policy brief summarizes the ideas and views expressed by states in their pre-INC-2 submissions, and outlines key preliminary observations.

BOOK

Global Sustainable Cities: City Governments and Our Environmental Future

The first volume of its kind, Global Sustainable Cities is a critical comparative assessment of the actions that major cities around the world are taking to advance sustainability.  It examines the advantages—and potential drawbacks—of allowing cities to assume a significant role in environmental regulation, given the legal and political constraints in which cities operate.

Our Work

The Guarini Center conducts research and issues publications that further our mission of facilitating the transition to a robust low-carbon economy.

NEW RESOURCE

Plastics Litigation Tracker

The Plastic Litigation Tracker, a new resource from the Guarini Center and the State Impact Center, tracks cases addressing plastics across federal and state courts, including resolved and pending cases, and provides a summary and status update for each case. 

Our Work

The Guarini Center conducts research and issues publications that further our mission of facilitating the transition to a robust low-carbon economy.

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