The plastic crisis can't wait for consensus

The plastic crisis can't wait for consensus

When the negotiations for a global plastics treaty in Geneva ended without an agreement last month, it was a major setback for everyone working on plastic pollution. The news is not entirely surprising, but it has revealed a basic truth: We can’t rely on diplomacy alone to drive the change we need. New leadership is required — and I’m looking to the market-based organizations and innovators with the vision to see that the current system is unsus…