Environment

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

Today’s exchange of views in the EP Environment Committee with Bjørn Hansen, Executive Director of ECHA, is well worth watching if you want get a better idea of the chemical policy agenda for the next 12 months. You can watch the exchange below.   Auto-generated transcript I welcome mr. Hanson the executive director of ECHA … Read more

If you missed today’s ECHA annual update to the Environment Committee, you can watch the questions and answers highlights below. Bjorn Hansen, Head of ECHA, made his 2nd Annual Presentation to the Environment Committee. Autogenerated transcript yes thank you very much mr. chairman honorable members and all presents I’ll give a very quick introduction to … Read more

Reading Peter Ludlow’s European Council Briefing Notes provides a valuable insight into the deliberations of the Heads of State and Government.  Today, on the key issues, it is the Heads of State and Government, who decide the direction and the endpoint.   On Climate Change, European leaders have firmly taken control. Just a few years ago, … Read more