Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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What is the Global Plastics Treaty, and what do we mean when we say it needs to be “legally binding” and “address the full life cycle of plastic”? And what does the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) in Nairobi have to do with it?

During the March 16 webinar, we heard from experts about the need and opportunity to negotiate a bold and binding global commitment to address plastic pollution, and learned about what happened at UNEA 5.2 from some key people who were on the ground there.

PANELISTS

Christopher Chin
Executive Director
COARE (Center for Oceanic Awareness Research and Education)

Jane Patton
Campaign Manager: Plastics & Petrochemicals
CIEL (Center for International Environmental Law)

Neil Tangri
Science and Policy Director
GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives)

MODERATOR

Shilpi Chhotray
Co-Founder & Executive Director
People Over Plastic

Find more Plastic Pollution Coalition webinars at:
plasticpollutioncoalition.org/webinars

0:00 Welcome
1:27 Polls
4:18 Shilpi Chhotray Introduction
5:06 Webinar Topic Overview
5:33 Panelist Introduction
6:03 UNEA Photo
7:25 Ben Von Wong Photo
8:19 Christopher Chin Introduction
9:09 Christopher Chin Remarks
11:10 Jane Patton Introduction
11:59 Jane Patton Remarks
14:55 Neil Tangri Introduction
15:40 Neil Tangri Remarks
19:33 Q&A with Panelists
53:34 Closing
6:32 Dr. Michael Mann Introduction
7:22 Dr. Michael Mann Remarks
10:25 Q&A with Panelists