Erica Nuñez, lead on The Ocean Foundation’s plastics program, talks global treaties and politics.

In March 2023, Plastics Initiative Program Officer Erica Nuñez spoke with Dr. Phaedra Pezzullo – Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and environmental and climate justice advocate – on her podcast, Communicating Care. She touched on the evolution of plastic perspectives, how her career in plastic pollution and governance has evolved, and her proudest moments in the fight for a global treaty.

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