Fighting Ocean Plastic Pollution: Special Guest Talk + Cocktails with Simon Bernard, Founder/CEO of Plastic Odyssey
Calling all Ocean Lovers! Celebrating SF Climate Week with a Guest Talk, Q&A and Mingling with Simon Bernard, French Sailor/Ocean Advocate/Entrepreneur
Please note: This event has been rescheduled to Monday April 22, 7-9PM.
To kick off S.F. Climate Week, we are thrilled to welcome Simon Bernard, founder of the France-based ocean advocacy nonprofit Plastic Odyssey, listed among Forbes France 30 Under 30 and newly inducted member of The Explorers Club.
Now sailing the Pacific, his team is crossing the oceans on a 3-year global expedition to help solve the growing crisis of ocean plastic pollution.
During his first-ever visit to the U.S., come hear all about Simon's remarkable mission with time for Q&A and refreshments.
This event is generously hosted by The Cove at Tiburon, 50 Barbaree Way, Belvedere-Tiburon CA. We will gather in the Sunset Room, overlooking Mt Tam.
Please note: registration/pre-approval is required, as space for the general public is limited to accomodate residents and friends in the Cove community. We will try to admit as many as we can while keeping this an intimate, engaging event with a chance to mingle and meet each other.
To follow Simon's work, please visit Plastic Odyssey's LinkedIn page and our website: www.plasticodyssey.org.
Thank you for your interest!
Plastic pollution and climate change: what's the connection?
Plastics and climate change are inextricably linked
Just ten days ahead of COP26, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released a new report underscoring the effects of ocean plastic on climate change. The assessment: plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water could more than double by 2030, and the consequences threaten both sea and shore.
The world’s appetite for plastic is a major driver of climate change, and the two issues are closely linked. Plastics alone account for an estimated 15 percent of the world’s carbon budget, equivalent to approximately 1.7 gigatons of CO2. Under business as usual, by 2050 that number is expected to nearly quadruple.
Another report released in the U.S. in the run-up to COP26 made a stunning comparison. All together, climate pollution from plastics could outpace coal in the U.S. by 2030.
These and other studies we are tracking only increase our motivation to help solve the ocean pollution crisis and work toward a better future.
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