EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals cover
EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals cover
Safer Chemicals Podcast

EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals

EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals

34min |23/05/2022|

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EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals cover
EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals cover
Safer Chemicals Podcast

EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals

EU Green Deal: paving the way for greener and safer chemicals

34min |23/05/2022|

207

Play

Description

Martin Hojsík, a Slovak activist, environmental expert and Member of the European Parliament joins us for this episode.

He is a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Vice-Chair of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport. He is the European Chemicals Agency’s so-called 'liaison MEP', the one following the agency's work in the environment committee and overall in the European Parliament.

In the European Parliament, his work focuses on chemical policies, including pesticides, pollinator protection, climate, and biodiversity financing. He has a lot of experience in environmental protection and climate change.

Martin talks about EU chemicals policy: how the EU's Green Deal and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will help pave the way to a greener and safer use of chemicals in the future.

He also talks about how the chemicals industry in Europe can become the global leader in innovation when it comes to safe and sustainable chemicals and how he sees the role of alternatives to animal testing in regulatory science.

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Chapters

  • Why did you join politics?

    01:32

  • Can you give examples of successful campaigns you ran, particularly on chemicals?

    03:21

  • Where did you make the biggest difference as an MEP when it comes to EU chemicals policy?

    05:34

  • How does the European Parliament work towards safe and sustainable chemicals?

    07:35

  • Describe a moment that inspired you during your career and a moment where things did not go as well?

    09:23

  • Why do we need the EU Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and what must they achieve to ensure chemical safety?

    12:40

  • How do you overcome public distrust of science to implement something ambitious like the chemicals strategy?

    15:40

  • What are the priorities of the European Parliament to implement the chemicals strategy?

    18:57

  • Are we on the right track in the EU to address all the challenges ahead?

    21:37

  • What is the role of an agency such as ECHA in this work?

    22:12

  • How does the chemicals industry practically make a transition to being "green"?

    24:38

  • What is the role of animal testing in regulatory science?

    27:38

  • How can we make better use of the data that is already out there to avoid unnecessary testing?

    31:51

Description

Martin Hojsík, a Slovak activist, environmental expert and Member of the European Parliament joins us for this episode.

He is a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Vice-Chair of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport. He is the European Chemicals Agency’s so-called 'liaison MEP', the one following the agency's work in the environment committee and overall in the European Parliament.

In the European Parliament, his work focuses on chemical policies, including pesticides, pollinator protection, climate, and biodiversity financing. He has a lot of experience in environmental protection and climate change.

Martin talks about EU chemicals policy: how the EU's Green Deal and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will help pave the way to a greener and safer use of chemicals in the future.

He also talks about how the chemicals industry in Europe can become the global leader in innovation when it comes to safe and sustainable chemicals and how he sees the role of alternatives to animal testing in regulatory science.

Full episode transcript 


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Disclaimer: Views expressed by interviewees do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Chemicals Agency. All content is up to date at the time of publication. 


Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Chapters

  • Why did you join politics?

    01:32

  • Can you give examples of successful campaigns you ran, particularly on chemicals?

    03:21

  • Where did you make the biggest difference as an MEP when it comes to EU chemicals policy?

    05:34

  • How does the European Parliament work towards safe and sustainable chemicals?

    07:35

  • Describe a moment that inspired you during your career and a moment where things did not go as well?

    09:23

  • Why do we need the EU Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and what must they achieve to ensure chemical safety?

    12:40

  • How do you overcome public distrust of science to implement something ambitious like the chemicals strategy?

    15:40

  • What are the priorities of the European Parliament to implement the chemicals strategy?

    18:57

  • Are we on the right track in the EU to address all the challenges ahead?

    21:37

  • What is the role of an agency such as ECHA in this work?

    22:12

  • How does the chemicals industry practically make a transition to being "green"?

    24:38

  • What is the role of animal testing in regulatory science?

    27:38

  • How can we make better use of the data that is already out there to avoid unnecessary testing?

    31:51

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Description

Martin Hojsík, a Slovak activist, environmental expert and Member of the European Parliament joins us for this episode.

He is a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Vice-Chair of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport. He is the European Chemicals Agency’s so-called 'liaison MEP', the one following the agency's work in the environment committee and overall in the European Parliament.

In the European Parliament, his work focuses on chemical policies, including pesticides, pollinator protection, climate, and biodiversity financing. He has a lot of experience in environmental protection and climate change.

Martin talks about EU chemicals policy: how the EU's Green Deal and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will help pave the way to a greener and safer use of chemicals in the future.

He also talks about how the chemicals industry in Europe can become the global leader in innovation when it comes to safe and sustainable chemicals and how he sees the role of alternatives to animal testing in regulatory science.

Full episode transcript 


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Disclaimer: Views expressed by interviewees do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Chemicals Agency. All content is up to date at the time of publication. 


Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Chapters

  • Why did you join politics?

    01:32

  • Can you give examples of successful campaigns you ran, particularly on chemicals?

    03:21

  • Where did you make the biggest difference as an MEP when it comes to EU chemicals policy?

    05:34

  • How does the European Parliament work towards safe and sustainable chemicals?

    07:35

  • Describe a moment that inspired you during your career and a moment where things did not go as well?

    09:23

  • Why do we need the EU Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and what must they achieve to ensure chemical safety?

    12:40

  • How do you overcome public distrust of science to implement something ambitious like the chemicals strategy?

    15:40

  • What are the priorities of the European Parliament to implement the chemicals strategy?

    18:57

  • Are we on the right track in the EU to address all the challenges ahead?

    21:37

  • What is the role of an agency such as ECHA in this work?

    22:12

  • How does the chemicals industry practically make a transition to being "green"?

    24:38

  • What is the role of animal testing in regulatory science?

    27:38

  • How can we make better use of the data that is already out there to avoid unnecessary testing?

    31:51

Description

Martin Hojsík, a Slovak activist, environmental expert and Member of the European Parliament joins us for this episode.

He is a Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Vice-Chair of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport. He is the European Chemicals Agency’s so-called 'liaison MEP', the one following the agency's work in the environment committee and overall in the European Parliament.

In the European Parliament, his work focuses on chemical policies, including pesticides, pollinator protection, climate, and biodiversity financing. He has a lot of experience in environmental protection and climate change.

Martin talks about EU chemicals policy: how the EU's Green Deal and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will help pave the way to a greener and safer use of chemicals in the future.

He also talks about how the chemicals industry in Europe can become the global leader in innovation when it comes to safe and sustainable chemicals and how he sees the role of alternatives to animal testing in regulatory science.

Full episode transcript 


Give us feedback

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Disclaimer: Views expressed by interviewees do not necessarily represent the official position of the European Chemicals Agency. All content is up to date at the time of publication. 


Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Chapters

  • Why did you join politics?

    01:32

  • Can you give examples of successful campaigns you ran, particularly on chemicals?

    03:21

  • Where did you make the biggest difference as an MEP when it comes to EU chemicals policy?

    05:34

  • How does the European Parliament work towards safe and sustainable chemicals?

    07:35

  • Describe a moment that inspired you during your career and a moment where things did not go as well?

    09:23

  • Why do we need the EU Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and what must they achieve to ensure chemical safety?

    12:40

  • How do you overcome public distrust of science to implement something ambitious like the chemicals strategy?

    15:40

  • What are the priorities of the European Parliament to implement the chemicals strategy?

    18:57

  • Are we on the right track in the EU to address all the challenges ahead?

    21:37

  • What is the role of an agency such as ECHA in this work?

    22:12

  • How does the chemicals industry practically make a transition to being "green"?

    24:38

  • What is the role of animal testing in regulatory science?

    27:38

  • How can we make better use of the data that is already out there to avoid unnecessary testing?

    31:51

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