Johannes Stripple
Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer | Principal Investigator BECC
Limits to Plastic Growth : Towards a global cap on primary plastics production
Author
Summary, in English
Limiting the global production of primary plastics is necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions as well as the environmental and health impacts of
plastic pollution.
A cap on primary plastic production is possible and has precedent in environmental and climate change law. One approach for implementing such a cap is through a cap-and-trade system, which involves the distribution of production allowances.
Different approaches to allocating plastic production allowances vary in terms of their alignment with equity principles for distributive justice, either mitigating or reinforcing existing inequalities.
The allocation and trade of allowances can facilitate redistribution and compensation between states. However, it is important to learn from past experience of cap-and-trade systems and be aware of potential shortcomings.
plastic pollution.
A cap on primary plastic production is possible and has precedent in environmental and climate change law. One approach for implementing such a cap is through a cap-and-trade system, which involves the distribution of production allowances.
Different approaches to allocating plastic production allowances vary in terms of their alignment with equity principles for distributive justice, either mitigating or reinforcing existing inequalities.
The allocation and trade of allowances can facilitate redistribution and compensation between states. However, it is important to learn from past experience of cap-and-trade systems and be aware of potential shortcomings.
Department/s
- Environmental and Energy Systems Studies
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
- Department of Political Science
- LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions
Publishing year
2024
Language
English
Publication/Series
IMES/EESS Report
Issue
136
Full text
Document type
Report
Publisher
Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund university
Topic
- Political Science
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
- Environmental Management
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1102-3651
- ISBN: 978-91-86961-62-6