20 Years of Government Responses to the Global Plastic Pollution Problem (10 a.m. EDT session)

In the first of two webinars on June 24, 2020, an expert panel discusses the state of government policy responses to oceanic plastic pollution and a new Duke University analysis of those responses.

John Virdin, director of the Nicholas Institute's Ocean and Coastal Policy Program, presented an overview of the Duke report's findings. Then Winnie Lau, senior officer of The Pew Charitable Trusts' Preventing Ocean Plastics Project, moderated a panel discussion and a Q&A session with attendees.

Panelists for this session were:
- Tony Walker, Dalhousie University
- Heidi Savelli, UN Environment Programme
- Kathinka Fürst, Duke Kunshan University

For more information:
- Read the Duke analysis, "20 Years of Government Responses to the Global Plastic Pollution Problem”: https://bit.ly/DukePlasticsReport
- Search an inventory of plastic pollution policies from around the world: https://bit.ly/PlasticsPolicyInventory
- Read about The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Preventing Ocean Plastics Project: http://pewtrusts.org/plastics