Plastic Planet: Pollution and Solutions

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Plastic is ubiquitous in our modern lives, but its proliferation is increasingly questioned because of its adverse environmental impacts. This course examines plastic pollution from a politics and policy perspective. It does so by following the life cycle of plastics, from mining resources, refinement and manufacturing to using plastic in our daily lives to disposal. Throughout the life cycle, we will consider policy tools for dealing with the identified issues. The course will have an explicit comparative perspective with case studies from around the world. 001792