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.
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.
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.