This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School This article was published on 11 April 2023 and updated on 17 April 2024. How long does it take toxic “forever chemicals” to break down? It’s a trick question, because as […]Scientists have invented a method to break down ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School This article was published on 11 April 2023 and updated on 17 April 2024. How long does it take toxic “forever chemicals” to break down? It’s a trick question, because as […]What are forever chemicals, and why does the EU want to ban them?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andrea Willige, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda “Forever” usually has positive connotations. But sometimes we don’t want things to last forever – pollutants, for example. Risk experts surveyed for the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 said pollution was one of […]What are self-driving labs and how are they transforming the chemical industry?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Dr Hermann Tribukait, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Atinary Technologies, Dr Loïc Roch, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Atinary Technologies Self-driving labs are innovative experimental platforms that fully integrate artificial intelligence, robotics and digital technologies.These smart labs offer […]Commission welcomes provisional agreement on improving classification, labelling and packaging of hazardous chemicals
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the revision of the regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP). While improving the functioning of the EU market regarding products containing hazardous chemicals, the new measures will better […]Scientists have invented a method to break down ‘forever chemicals’ in our drinking water. Here’s how
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Writer, Forum Agenda How long does it take toxic ‘forever chemicals’ to break down? It’s a trick question, because as their nickname suggests, they don’t break down… at least not for hundreds or potentially thousands of years. […]Safety Gate: chemical substances top the annual list of health hazards for non-food products
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission published its annual report on the Safety Gate, the European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products. The report covers alerts notified during 2022, and the responses given by national authorities. Health risks linked to chemical substances was the most […]European Green Deal: Commission adopts new limits for some of the most harmful chemicals in waste
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted a proposal to protect human health and the environment from some of the most harmful chemicals in waste – Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The proposal tightens the limits for these chemicals in waste, preventing them from re-entering the economy. […]Green Deal: Commission adopts new Chemicals Strategy towards a toxic-free environment
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The Strategy is the first step towards a zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment announced in the European Green Deal. The Strategy will boost innovation for safe and sustainable chemicals, and increase […]Parliament calls on EU Commission to step up action against dangerous chemicals
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The upcoming new EU chemicals strategy for sustainability must better protect our health and the environment, says Parliament in a resolution adopted on Friday. Following Wednesday’s debate, where MEPs requested the Commission to close loopholes in EU chemicals legislation to help REACH to function […]MEPs call on EU Commission to step up action against dangerous chemicals
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The upcoming new EU chemicals strategy for sustainability must better protect our health and the environment, says Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee. On Monday, the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee adopted a resolution by 65 votes to 1 and 14 […]Endocrine disruptors: A strategy for the future that protects EU citizens and the environment
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission has adopted a Communication, confirming its commitment to protecting citizens and the environment from hazardous chemicals. The Communication also outlines how the Commission intends to ensure that the EU approach remains the most modern and fit-for-purpose in the world. The Communication […]Skeptic France about Trump-Juncker trade deal favoring German cars; EU’s unity in peril
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The Trump-Juncker trade truce and pledge for ‘zero tariffs’ seems to have left everybody happy, especially Berlin, but the French said don’t uncork ‘les champagnes’, at least not yet. In detail, last Wednesday, the American President Donald Trump and the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met in the White House and struck an agreement about […]The missiles fired against Damascus, Syria divided Europe deeply
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Last Friday night till the early hours of Saturday morning the US-France-Britain alliance attacked the Assad/Putin regime of Damascus, with a precipitation of missiles. Seemingly though, the hits have had a greater political impact on Europe than in Syria itself. Germany and Italy, the other two major European Union countries with strong interests in the […]EU Commission – US hasten talks to avoid NGO reactions on free trade agreement
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Last Friday 15 November the European Union and the United States concluded the second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations in Brussels. The TTIP is a kind of enlarged free trade agreement involving the two largest trading partners of the world. It covers mainly the impediments after the borders (regulations and technical barriers) […]
