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Faculty Co-Director Douglas McCauley highlighted findings from DSE's recent research on challenges and opportunities to end global plastic pollution.

Ahead of global plastic treaty negotiations in North Korea, see DSE's research on opportunities to end plastic pollution featured in NPR.

Check out DSE's research on ending plastic pollution in the New York Times (November 2024).

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the release of our paper in Science: Pathways to reduce global plastic waste mismanagement and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This paper distills over a year's work from our team with the ultimate goal to inform and inspire decision-makers on the global stage during the UN Plastics Treaty process. As we approach the final negotiation session (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea later this month, the findings from our paper indicate that ending plastic pollution—the Treaty’s stated goal—is achievable, but only with ambitious, coordinated global efforts. Read the...

Check out DSE's latest research on ending plastic pollution in Newsweek.

The Guardian features DSE's recently-published Science paper on ending plastic pollution.

A new editorial from the Washington Post features DSE's research on ending global plastic pollution.

Sam Pottinger spent years turning the latest advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning into models and dashboards that supported decision-making at Silicon Valley technology companies. At UC Berkeley, he's building those kinds of tools to turn quality environmental science into accessible, actionable information.