I was a guest on Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by my colleagues David Clement and Yaël Ossowski. We talked about vaccine passports, carbon border adjustments, and plastic taxes. https://consumerchoiceradio.com/ Listen in, and make sure to subscribe!
The problem with the plastic debate
The European Union’s new plastic tax has come into effect on January 1. You’ll see this new tax often described as an EU-tax that you pay directly as a consumer into a treasury in Brussels. While that indirectly true, it’s important to understand how it works. The plastic tax charges a tax of 80 Euro […]
[REPORTAGE] Plastikindustrie : Verbueter hëllefe net weider
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 14. November ausgestraalt ginn. D’Europäesch Unioun schafft un hirer Plastikstrategie, déi den Ament zwëschent dem Europäesche Conseil an dem Parlament diskutéiert muss ginn. D’Produzente soen hirersäits dass si d’Grondidee ënnerstëtze, mee net esou wéi se soll ausgefouert ginn. D’Europäesch Kommissioun wëll mat hirer Propose […]
Emerging markets should oppose plastic bans
The European Commission’s new plastic strategy is moving closer to final completion, after the European Parliament added an even longer list of banned plastic items. However, the consequences for emerging economies should not be ignored.
Der letzte Strohhalm – Wie die Anti-Plastik-Politik alles nur verschlimmert
Das Verbot von Plastiktrinkhalmen, die Besteuerung von Plastiktüten oder das Phänomen des Verbots von Styropor in Großstädten: Ein Teil des politischen Spektrums ist besessen davon, die Welt komplett von Kunststoff zu befreien. Diese Maßnahmen werfen jedoch die Frage auf, ob sie ihre Ziele tatsächlich erreichen und welche unbeabsichtigten Folgen der anti-Plastik Wahn hat.
Quoted by EPPM
I was quoted by EPPM on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.
[Video] The EU doesn’t think plastic is fantastic
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. The European Union wants to outlaw a vast array of plastic items.
Quoted by GreenBiz
I was quoted by GreenBiy on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.
Quoted by FMWorld
I was quoted by Packaging Europe on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.
Quoted by Business Green
I was quoted by Business Green on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.