November 30
,
11:00 am
–
12:30 pm
EST
A quick scan of the news on any given day makes it clear why the term “polycrisis” has recently become so popular, as communities across the planet experience simultaneous environmental and social challenges. Sadly, with the further erosion of Earth’s life support systems and the destabilization of societies around the world, grappling with the polycrisis (multiple, interconnected, and compounding crises in global systems) will become a growing necessity for all of us, no matter where in the world or what role we play in our communities.
The Post Carbon Institute invites you to join a special, two-part online event series aimed at helping individuals from across the globe and a variety of sectors – civil society, governance, academia, grassroots movements, business, journalism, etc. – better understand and respond to the polycrisis, including drawing upon the lived experience of people on the frontline of the polycrisis.
Session 2: Responding to the Polycrisis will be held on November 30, 2023 at 16:00-17:30 UTC (11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET)
Session 1: Understanding the Polycrisis was held on November 16, 2023 at 16:00-17:30 UTC (11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET)
Registrants to this free event can participate in either or both sessions and will receive recordings of both.
November 16
,
11:00 am
–
12:00 pm
EST
A quick scan of the news on any given day makes it clear why the term “polycrisis” has recently become so popular, as communities across the planet experience simultaneous environmental and social challenges. Sadly, with the further erosion of Earth’s life support systems and the destabilization of societies around the world, grappling with the polycrisis (multiple, interconnected, and compounding crises in global systems) will become a growing necessity for all of us, no matter where in the world or what role we play in our communities.
The Post Carbon Institute invites you to join a special, two-part online event series aimed at helping individuals from across the globe and a variety of sectors – civil society, governance, academia, grassroots movements, business, journalism, etc. – better understand and respond to the polycrisis, including drawing upon the lived experience of people on the frontline of the polycrisis.
Session 1: Understanding the Polycrisis will be held on November 16, 2023 at 16:00-17:30 UTC (11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET)
Session 2: Responding to the Polycrisis will be held on November 30, 2023 at 16:00-17:30 UTC (11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET)
Registrants to this free event can participate in either or both sessions and will receive recordings of both.
October 25
,
10:00 am
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11:00 am
EDT
Plastic pollution is a growing area of concern, particularly in developing countries where waste management systems have not kept pace with development.
The Mekong River transports approximately 40 thousand tons of plastic into the ocean every year, affecting biodiversity in the river system as well as the nearby marine biodiversity hotspot of the Coral Triangle after it flows into the ocean. Join Monica Arienzo and Rachel Kozloski for a discussion on litter monitoring, microplastic analysis, and plastic pollution in the Mekong River and Tonle Sap, Cambodia.
This is the sixth in our Mekong data seminar series featuring presentations of recent studies and papers with an interactive discussion about the data and why it matters.
Hear from:
- Monica Arienzo, Associate Research Professor of Hydrology, The Desert Research Institute
- Rachel Kozloski, Graduate Research Fellow, Desert Research Institute
- Diep Bui, Co-Director, Keep Vietnam Clean
- Bunthoeurn MAK, Program Manager and Network Coordinator, The NGO Forum on Cambodia
- Brian Eyler, Southeast Asia Program Director, Stimson Center (moderator)
November 1
,
12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
EDT
The process of developing a global agreement on plastics was initiated by the United Nations Environment Assembly in 2022, and negotiations are underway. The third meeting negotiating the outlines of an International Plastics Treaty will take place in Nairobi in mid-November.
Production of plastics has increased more than tenfold since 1970, faster than the growth rate of any other group of bulk materials. More than 400 million metric tons of plastic were produced in 2020, and by some estimates that number may double by 2040. The volume of current and planned plastics production poses a serious threat to public health and the environment across the globe. Many chemicals used in plastics have adverse human health effects.
In this webinar, Yvette Arellano of Fenceline Watch will share the organization’s work to protect communities in and near Houston, Texas, by reducing exposure to chemicals released during the plastics production cycle. Yvette will also highlight the disproportionate harms of plastic to environmental justice communities at the fenceline of plastics production facilities, and share reflections on what a successful plastics treaty would look like for these communities.
Sirine Rached of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) will examine how the lifecycle health impacts of plastics are addressed in the “Zero Draft” of the treaty, which will be the framework under discussion at the Nairobi meeting. She will also share perspectives on the recently released Nordic Council of Ministers report, Toward Ending Plastic Pollution in 2040.
This webinar will be moderated by Sharyle Patton, Director of the Biomonitoring Resource Center and member of the CHE Advisory Team.
October 17
,
9:00 am
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10:30 am
EDT
Frontline groups from around the globe bring their Toxic Tours to the Global Plastics Treaty space to share upstream and downstream issues on the negative impacts of plastic pollution across the entire supply chain.
Building on a first phase launch through a multi-lingual webinar, frontline voices from upstream and downstream sites will guide us through the Toxic Tours, sharing unseen footage of their communities in an immersive presentation, where they will expose the impacts of plastic and the community-centered solutions they want to see reflected in national and global policies.
September 27
,
4:00 pm
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5:00 pm
EDT
Join the Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN) Pouring Rights Series: Session 1 of 4
Pouring Rights campaigns are one avenue for students and campuses to find their point of intervention in the Global Waste Crisis. In this first session of our Pouring Rights training series, Rachael and Young will explore the relationship between Big Soda and Waste Justice, and why it’s important for schools to support sustainable and ethical contracts on their campuses.
