I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Today, the ECR re-tabled their objection to the listing of TiO2 in the 14th ATP. The vote will in the full Parliament on 30 January 2020. This is a rare case when an objection that’s been defeated at the Committee stage is re-tabled at the plenary. See here for the vote in the Environment Committee. … Read more
Lobbyists throw so much information at officials and politicians in letters, briefings and powerpoints that they induce cognitive overload. Too many briefings and position papers sent to officials, politicians and CEOs look like a pile of vomit on paper. It looks like half-digested thoughts, ideas, and random epiphanies. It’s no wonder the reader can’t use … Read more
On 11 December 2019, the new European Commission published their Green Deal. What seems to escape people, is that only a few days later, the new Commission and Fisheries Ministers ignored the Green Deal. And, to make matters worse, in a few months, it looks like the new ‘Green Deal’ Commission will be shackled by … Read more
Re-reading the European Green Deal (11.12.19) I am struck by the magnitude of what’s being tabled. It’s an agenda of a radical overhaul of today’s economy. It makes the 1930s New Deal or the 2008 Great Bail Out seem small scale rehearsals. Yet, I am cautious of the real value of printing paper with grand … Read more