I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
I wanted to better understand how much change happens to a legislative proposal after the Commission tables it. I chose a few proposals I know reasonably well: air pollution, CLP, Eco-design, and Urban Waste Water. I looked at a few key moments in time: First, the vote in the Committee. Second, the EP’s vote on … Read more
A lot of people confidentially announce the death of the Green Deal. They often seem to be the same people who said confidently that the ambitious Green Deal package would never get support. So, I thought it would be useful to look at the evidence to see how much support Green Deal proposals go. To … Read more
Lobbying is hard because you’ll often start off with high hopes of a strong case and find it whittled down. This is an important, if somewhat painful process to go through. If you just go out the door, after a liberating exercise in group think (usually in an internal meeting), you’ll find yourself confronted with … Read more
I’ve been re-reading Edward Tufte’s ‘Seeing With Fresh Eyes. Meaning, Space, Data and Truth’ (2020) Chapter 8 deals with Smarter Presentations and Shorter Meetings. In a town that has long meetings and comlex presentations,Tufte’s advice is unknown to many, but it is worth sharing. “The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has … Read more