Listen "What happened during the fourth session of the Global Plastics Treaty?"
Episode Synopsis
This week Life Solved has a special one-off episode looking at INC-4. We unpack the fourth session of Global Plastics Treaty talks that recently took place in Canada - where global policymakers, charities, experts, and businesses sat down to work out how to end plastic pollution.In her opening address, United Nations Environment Programme Chief, Inger Andersen, said to stop plastic pollution, we need to start at the start and end at the end. Sounds simple, but many fear these meetings create more barriers than solutions.To give us a unique glimpse into what happens at these negotiations, we have three experts from the University of Portsmouth's Revolution Plastics Institute who were at INC-4 themselves.We’d love you to be part of the discussion, too. Email your questions on this episode or ideas for future episodes to [email protected] you’ve been inspired by this episode, and want to support our research then head to port.ac.uk/lifesolved to find out how.You can also find out how to work or study with us.USEFUL LINKSProfessor Steve Fletcher: https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/steve-fletcherThe world has a chance to end plastic pollution – the petrochemical giants mustn’t spoil it: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/29/world-plastic-pollution-petrochemical-giants-un-treaty-2015-paris-lobbyistsDr Cressida Bowyer: https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/persons/cressida-bowyerDr Erika Hughes: https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/persons/erika-hughesRevolution Plastics: https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/events/the-revolution-continues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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