I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
I wanted to re-trace the steps that led to the confirmation of the first von der Leyen Commission and the appointement of Commissioner Mr. Timmermans as First-Vice President for the Green Deal. It may be of use to see what happens next. What Happened under VDL I 2 July 2019: European Council proposes candicacy … Read more
I re-watched a Channel 4 documentary, Brussels Behind Closed Doors, from 1999 that tracked the passage of a piece of air quality legislation. It is still the most realistic fly-on-the-wall look at how a piece of law is made. It’s dated but realistic. I wanted to understand how much has changed over 25 + years. … Read more
A useful presentation about the challenge of communicating risks around chemicals. [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.aaronmcloughlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240212-OECD-Tom-Jansen-RIVM_Risk-Communication-1.pdf” title=”20240212-OECD-Tom Jansen-RIVM_Risk Communication”] If you are interested in this area of communicating risk, I recommend reading and applying the suggestions in Dan Gardner’s ‘Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear’. After nearly 30 years, I’ve not seen the challenge of communicating the … Read more
If you want to get an impression of the remaining Green Deal proposals that DG Environment plans to publish before the end of the mandate, you should watch yesterday evening’s exchange of views with Commissioner Sinkevičius. It is the first time the Commissioner has publicly hinted that new flow of new legislative may ease up, … Read more