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Dauvergne, P., Allan, J. I., Beaudoin, S., Almroth, B. M. C., Clapp, J., Cowan, E., … Vince, J. (2025). Competing axes of power in the global plastics treaty: Understanding the politics of progress and setbacks in negotiating a high-ambition agreement. Marine Policy.
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Dauvergne, Peter, Jen Iris Allan, Simon Beaudoin, Bethanie M. Carney Almroth, Jennifer Clapp, Emily Cowan, Babet de Groot, et al. “Competing Axes of Power in the Global Plastics Treaty: Understanding the Politics of Progress and Setbacks in Negotiating a High-Ambition Agreement.” Marine Policy (2025).
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Dauvergne, Peter, et al. “Competing Axes of Power in the Global Plastics Treaty: Understanding the Politics of Progress and Setbacks in Negotiating a High-Ambition Agreement.” Marine Policy, 2025.
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@article{peter2025a,
title = {Competing axes of power in the global plastics treaty: Understanding the politics of progress and setbacks in negotiating a high-ambition agreement},
year = {2025},
journal = {Marine Policy},
author = {Dauvergne, Peter and Allan, Jen Iris and Beaudoin, Simon and Almroth, Bethanie M. Carney and Clapp, Jennifer and Cowan, Emily and de Groot, Babet and Farrelly, Trisia and Grilli, N. and Mah, Alice and Mendenhall, Elizabeth and Paik, Rosetta and Ralston, Rob and Stoett, Peter and Stöfen-O’Brien, Aleke and Taggart, John Y. and Tiller, Rachel and Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia and Vince, Joanna}
}
of pro-plastics power – comprising loose alliances of petrostates and business interests profiting from rising plastics production – sought to thwart high-ambition obligations. Industry actors lobbied against stringent commitments and endeavored to narrow the treaty ’ s scope to downstream waste management. Petrostates such as Russia and Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, stalled discussions and bracketed high-ambition text. Divisions between developing and developed countries also emerged over the appropriate financing mechanism. Despite this turbulence, achieving a strong treaty remains possible. But this will require strengthening the high-ambition axis of power, enhancing transparency and accountability, and ensuring the meaningful inclusion of rights holders, local communities, and civil society.