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The global plastics treaty must account for conflict-driven energy insecurity

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  1. Wei Wu

    1. Hainan University, Sanya, China.

  2. Farooq Shah

    1. Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan.

Recent geopolitical conflicts have triggered widespread disruptions to global energy systems (see A. Al-Sarihi Nature 651, 856; 2026). One overlooked consequence is that conflict-driven energy crises could further complicate efforts to negotiate a global plastics treaty.

Nature 657, 312 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02738-4

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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