The Climate Consequences of Plastics
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Date: 2021-12-09

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/120921waste

Briefing Series: Reduce and Reuse: How to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Building Materials, Plastics, and Food

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to view a briefing series about the climate impacts of producing building materials, plastics, and food. Panelists explained the upstream greenhouse gas emissions generated from the production of these materials and discussed solutions designed to reduce those emissions at scale.

Plastic production is expected to account for an increasing portion of global oil consumption and its resulting greenhouse gas emissions as plastics become more ubiquitous worldwide. Panelists discussed findings from Beyond Plastics’ new report, The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change; how emissions associated with plastic production affect communities across the country; and potential policy solutions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
02:40 - Dick Ottinger Introduction, EESI Board Chair Emeritus; Dean Emeritus, Pace University School of Law; former Member of Congress (D-NY)
07:52 - Judith Enck
Former EPA Regional Administrator, President, Beyond Plastics, Visiting Professor, Bennington College
15:27 - Jim Vallette, Co-Founder, President, Material Research L3C
29:24 - Miriam Gordon, Policy Director at Upstream
42:11 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Judith Enck
Former EPA Regional Administrator, President, Beyond Plastics, Visiting Professor, Bennington College
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/G0yVegKx9o0?t=7m52s

Jim Vallette
Co-Founder, President, Material Research L3C
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Jim_Vallette_Slides_20211209.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/G0yVegKx9o0?t=15m27s

Miriam Gordon
Policy Director at Upstream
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Miriam_Gordon_Slides_20211209.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/G0yVegKx9o0?t=29m24s