Marine plastic pollution and extended producer responsibility in the G20

Julia Jokiaho; Shogofa Rezaie; Fedra Vanhuyse

doi:10.51414/sei2025.036

Piles of plastic -- mostly white, but some yellow containers, green rope and black netting -- on a beach under cliffs and a sunny bright blue sky.

Marine plastic pollution and extended producer responsibility in the G20

SEI report / This scoping review resulted in recommendations for policymakers to advance EPR and other complementary measures to prevent further growth of plastic pollution.

8 August 2025 / About Behaviour and choice and Cities

Coral reef scenery in Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Why and how G20 leaders should support the UN High Seas Treaty

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8 September 2023 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture and Geopolitics

Crowds of tourists walking on La Rambla street in Barcelona, Spain

Paths to gender equality: the G20’s role in the spotlight

Past event / The event explores the complex challenges entwined with gender equality and its integral role in sustainable development.

05 September 2023 / About Participation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Power plant in Denmark emits pollutants against a pink and blue twilight sky.

SEI’s Jindan Gong talks flipping energy crises into energy transitions on podcast

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3 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Household energy, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

Snow-covered natural gas pipelines stretch across a white snowscape.

Tackling the energy crisis: six lessons from past crises

Perspective / Russia has caused an energy crisis for Europe. SEI Research Associate Jindan Gong says this opens the door to a green energy transition across the EU.

21 December 2022 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Household energy, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference

Past event / On 1 January 2023, Czechia will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Sweden, which holds its reigns once again for the third time.

01 December 2022 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Finance and Household energy

COP27 flinched on phasing out ‘all fossil fuels’. What’s next for the fight to keep them in the ground?

Perspective / Post-COP27, Fergus Green and SEI's Harro van Asselt offer ways to advance efforts to develop an international agreement to restrict and phase out fossil fuels.

21 November 2022 / About Fossil fuels

A window of opportunity: five ways international financial institutions can support the transition to green steel in emerging and developing economies

Other publication / The 2020s are a crucial window for a transition to green steel and international financial institutions can play an important role in kick-starting it.

3 November 2022 / About Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels and Innovation

Demonstarions in Vuanna Austria. War in Ukraine

Quo vadis sustainable finance: why defensive weapons should never be classified as an ESG investment

Journal article / This paper discusses some of the reasons underlining systematic problems in the sustainable finance realm.

31 October 2022 / About Finance, Geopolitics and Sustainable Development Goals

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