• It  is  an  international  grouping  that  consists  of  central  bank  governors  and  government representatives of 19 countries and the EU.
• The  nations  consist  of  90%  of  world’s  GDP,  80%  of  world  trade  and  2/3rd  of  world’s population.
• It is an initiative of the World Bank, IMF and the WTO.
• The G20 summit this is scheduled to take place in Osaka in Japan on June 28-29. Ahead of this, the G20 Environmental Ministers met near Karuizawa, Japan.

Outcome:

• Adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of marine plastic waste on a global scale.
• It had earlier adopted G20 action plan on marine litter in 2017 at Hamburg Summit.
• It is to follow a life cycle approach to prevent and reduce plastic waste litter discharge into oceans. The countries will share best practices, promote innovation, and boost scientific research and analytical methodologies.
• Japan   will   host   the   first   meeting   under   the   framework   during   the   G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue.