Exploring the Option of a New Global Agreement on Marine Plastic Pollution – A Guide to the Issues

A new global agreement on marine plastic pollution? 4.

Efforts to explore the option of a new global agreement on marine plastic pollution could be guided by asking some basic questions:

• How should the problem be formulated and understood?

• How should the obligations, commitments, and authorizations aimed at tackling that issue be articulated? • What collective arrangements (including institutional structures) would be required to facilitate the achievement of the agreement’s purpose? This section presents some general guidance and options for how States can begin to answer these questions, including by drawing inspiration from a range of existing international environmental agreements.

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