World Environment Day “The Lives, Deaths and Afterlives of Plastic: Global Perspectives”
| Date(s) | Monday, 5 June 2023, 5:00 - 7:00pm JST |
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| Venue |
Zoom Webinar (Register here) |
| Registration | Pre-registration required |
| Language | English (English-Japanese simultaneous translation available) |
| Abstract |
Plastic is essential for so many of the things we value in today’s world. But excessive and unplanned use of plastic worsens the conditions driving climate change and threatens the land, the seas and the lives of animals and humans. Speakers on this panel will highlight issues including the chemical challenges plastic poses for the environment; the lives of waste-pickers who minimize the harm caused by discarded plastic; the science and economics confronting small-scale, local reuse of plastic; government mechanisms to coordinate the containment of plastic; and the dangers to animals and humans of micro-plastics in diverse forms. |
| Program |
Speakers Robin JEFFREY (Professor, National University of Singapore) Assa DORON (Professor, Australian National University) Aparna AGARWAL (Researcher, University of Oxford) Anish MALPANI (Founder, WITHOUT by Ashaya) NAKATANI Jun (Professor,The University of Tokyo) Moderator Trent BROWN (Associate Professor, Tokyo College) |
| Organized by | Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo |
| Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
