Questions to the researchers can be asked here

14 November 2024.

On 25 November in Busan, Korea, governments from around the world will come together to finalise an international agreement covering a number of actions and goals to end plastics pollution, including in the marine environment. The treaty aims to address impacts from the full life cycle of plastics and to promote a circular economy. A coalition of ambitious countries wants to see common goals to reduce plastics production, as well as rules on certain problematic plastics products and hazardous chemicals used in plastics, sustainable design of plastics products, as well as investments to improve waste management and recycling.

During this seminar, you will learn how plastics pollution affects global Earth systems process, including in marine system, and better understand the interconnections between science, policy and society in the global plastics treaty context. We will also investigate why limiting the global production of plastics is necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions as well as the environmental impact of plastics pollution. 

Speakers:

Fredric Bauer, associate senior lecturer in Technology and Society, Lund University

Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez, PhD Candidate at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University

Moderator:  Ellen Bruno, Policy Analyst at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Practical information

The seminar will be held on Thursday 14 November 2024, 8:30 – 9:15 am, at Scandic Klara, Slöjdgatan 7 in Stockholm. Vegetarian breakfast will be served from 8:00 am.

Physical participation requires registration.

Register here (physical participation only)

The seminar will also be livestreamed at this webpage and at su.se/balticseacentre/balticbreakfast. Watching the livestream does not require registration. The seminar will be recorded and can be watched afterwards at this same webpage.

About Baltic Breakfast

Baltic Breakfast is a series of short breakfast seminars/webinars organised by Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Their aim is to present the latest knowledge about issues of central importance to the Baltic Sea environment. The webinars are addressed to people in different sectors working for a sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region and everyone interested in environmental issues of the Baltic Sea.

Most Baltic Breakfasts are held in Swedish, but sometimes they are targeted at an international audience and held in English. If you want to get invitations to the upcoming webinars or subscribe to our monthly newsletters, click here.