WASHINGTON (November 15, 2023) The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee of Plastic Pollution met on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya for the third of five meetings to continue “efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic pollution”. This would be the first international and legally binding treaty on plastic pollution on land and at sea.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, analysis and commentary on a number of topics related to plastic production, pollution and climate change. To schedule an interview with an expert, please contact GW Media Relations Specialists Shannon Mitchell at shannon [dot] mitchell
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International Climate Negotiations
Nina Kelsey is an Associate Professor of Public Policy & International Affairs. Kelsey is an expert in international environmental negotiations, international environmental politics and policy, renewable energy policy and political economy of energy and the environment. Kelsey’s research focuses on how changes to interests can occur over time, and how these changes shape environmental policy making at international, national, and subnational levels.
Legal
Robert Glicksman is the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law. Glicksman is an internationally recognized expert on environmental, natural resources, and administrative law issues. Glicksman can speak about how continued use of oil and gas to make plastics will affect climate change.