Study: Global plastic subsidies could almost double by 2050

Stuart Stone
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New report timed to coincide with final few days of Global Plastics Treaty Summit warns that without urgent reforms plastic industry subsidies will soar in the coming years

The cost of governments subsidies that support the creation of plastics that are known to be detrimental to human and environmental health is on track to almost double from $80bn to $150bn between 2024...

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