When: 30 August 2021 | 5pm EAT/4pm CET/10am PST
Where: Online, register here.
The press conference officially announced the end of the use of leaded petrol worldwide, following the exhaustion of Algeria’s last stocks in July 2021. Journalists were invited to a press briefing on the details of this historical milestone for human health and environmental protection, as well as to present their questions.
This virtual media event included representatives from key members of the public-private Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) that has been hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) since 2002, including governments, the oil industry, and civil society.
Panelists
- Inger Andersen, Executive Director UNEP
- Janet McCabe, Deputy Administrator, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Luc Gnacadja, Minister of Environment, Housing, and Urban Planning of Benin, 1999-2005
- Brian Sullivan, Executive Director of IPIECA
Moderator
- Mike Walsh, international clean vehicles expert
This event comes a week before the International Day for Clean Air and blue skies, which will be marked under the theme of Healthy Air, Healthy Planet.
