Media Advisory For Immediate Release Stopping Plastic and Petrochemical Proliferation
Raya and Lennox
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Description: A world awash in plastic will soon see even more, as a host of new petrochemical plants — their ethane feedstock supplied by the fracking boom — come online. Companies like ExxonMobil, Shell, and Saudi Aramco are ramping up output of plastic — which is made from oil and gas, and their byproducts — to hedge against the possibility that a serious global response to climate change might reduce demand for their fuels. Petrochemicals, the category that includes plastic, now account for 14 percent of oil use, and are expected to drive half of oil demand growth between now and 2050. The World Economic Forum predicts plastic production will double in the next 20 years. At the same time, pollution from petrochemical production is killing frontline communities and plastics fill landfills and oceans. People are taking action, however. Several nations are working on plastic and petrochemical treaties. Activists and policymakers are fighting petrochemicals and plastics. This program features advocates and experts discussing what can be done at COP and beyond to stop the hybrid threat of plastics and petrochemicals. Panelists:
Raya Salter Raya is an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School, is widely published on matters of energy regulation and the author of "Energy Justice" (2018).She has over 15 years experience of energy regulatory experience, both in private practice (Dewey & LeBoeuf) and for NGOs, including the NY Renews Coaltion, NRDC and the Environmental Defense Fund. She is an environmental justice advisor to the House Oversight and Natural Resource Committees and has testified twice before congress. Raya went viral after standing her ground against the GOP during a big oil hearing. IG: ClimateAuntie Twitter/LinkedIn: Raya Salter; RayaSalter.com Wesleyan University, Fordham Law.
Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.
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