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SUMMARY:Online Event: Plastics pollution: Are biodegradable plastics a solution?
DESCRIPTION:16 June 2021, 13:00 – 15:00 CEST\n \nHosted by MEP Mohammed Chahim\nCo-chair of the Circular Economy Working Group of the European Parliament Intergroup on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’\n \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER ( https://ebcd.webex.com/ebcd/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec0bf6a826becef8079d7a6e359ec49b1 )\n \nPlastic pollution is a worldwide issue of increasing concern. Each year, more and more plastic ends up in the natural environment, raising concerns of risk to the environment, animal and human health. And, while biodegradable plastics could be part of the solution, they also present certain challenges. Many biodegradable plastic products actually biodegrade only in certain specific environments, or only in industrial composting facilities, rather than in the open environment more generally.\nThis event will review the latest scientific evidence on the biodegradability of plastics from SAPEA, the consortium of European academies, and discuss the policy recommendations made by the European Commission’s independent Group of Chief Scientific Advisors — recommendations which will inform the forthcoming Commission’s policy framework related to bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics, and help to define the main challenges and policy actions needed in this area. In doing so, this European Parliament Intergroup event, co-organised with SAPEA, brings together EU policymakers and representatives from both the private sector and NGO communities, to openly discuss and explore the opportunities and challenges ahead in relation to biodegradable plastics.\nFinal Agenda\nModerator: Professor Ole Petersen, Vice-President, Academia Europaea\n13:00 – 13:10           Welcome remarks by MEP Mohammed Chahim\n13:10 – 13:20           Introductory remarks by Professor Ole Petersen, Vice-President, Academia Europaea\n13:20 – 13:40           Keynote intervention by European Commission (10’ per speaker)\n\n\nPatrick Child, Deputy Director General, DG RTD\n\n\nKestutis Sadauskas, Director of Circular Economy & Green Growth, DG ENV\n\n\n13:40 – 13:50           Professor Nicole Grobert, Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission\n13:50 – 14:00     Dr. Miriam Weber, Managing Director of HYDRA Marine Sciences and Member of the SAPEA expert working group on the biodegradability of plastics in the open environment, & Dr. Michael Sander, Senior Scientist, Research Group Leader and Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry at ETH Zurich & Member of the SAPEA expert working group on the biodegradability of plastics in the open environment\n14:00 – 14:10           Jean-Marc Nony, Director of Sustainable Development, SPHERE group\n14:10 – 14:20           Ioana Popescu, Senior Programme Manager, Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS)\n14:20 – 14:30           Reactions from MEPs (5’ per speaker):\n\n\nMEP Delara Burkhardt \n\n\nMEP Stéphane Bijoux\n\n\n14:30 – 14:55           Q&A discussion with the audience\n14:55 – 15:00           Closing remarks by MEP Mohammed Chahim\n												\n																										\nVenue\nWebex\nDocuments of the meeting\nFinal Agenda – ‘Plastics pollution – Are biodegradable plastics a solution’ ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Final-Agenda-Plastics-pollution-Are-biodegradable-plastics-a-solution-1.pdf )\nEvidence review report- Biodegradability of plastics in the open environment ( https://www.sapea.info/topics/biodegradability-of-plastics/ )\nScientific Opinion – Biodegradability of plastics in the open environment ( https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/strategy/support-policy-making/scientific-support-eu-policies/group-chief-scientific-advisors/biodegradability-plastics-open-environment_en )\nWebinar Recording – Password: vVmiDFx6 ( https://ebcd.webex.com/ebcd/lsr.php?RCID=c2d61328a27f48f19276ea8fa929de5a )\nWebinar Report – Biodegradable plastics ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Webinar-Report-Biodegradable-plastics.pdf )\nRegistration Report ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Registration-Report-1.pdf )\nOle Petersen – Academia Europaea – PDF Presentation ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ole-Petersen-Academia-Europaea-PDF-Presentation.pdf )\nNicole Grobert – Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European-Commission – PDF Presentation ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Nicole-Grobert-Group-of-Chief-Scientific-Advisors-to-the-European-Commission-PDF-Presentation.pdf )\nMiriam Weber – HYDRA – Michael Sander – ETH Zürich – PDF Presentation ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Miriam-Weber-HYDRA-Michael-Sander-ETH-Zurich-PDF-Presntation.pdf )\nJean-Marc Nony – SPHERE – Group – PDF Presentation ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Jean-Marc-Nony-SPHERE-Group-PDF-Presentation.pdf )\nIoana Popescu – ECOS – PDF Presentation ( https://ebcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ioana-Popescu-ECOS-PDF-Presentation.pdf )\n
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