Lee Crawfurd
leecrawfurd.bsky.social
Lee Crawfurd
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development

https://www.cgdev.org/expert/lee-crawfurd
Yes. We've been doing this successfully with terrestrial TV for decades.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
These loopholes undermine the EU’s credibility as a leader in global health and the environment.

Here is a simple shift in regulation that could make a meaningful impact on global public health, at essentially no cost to the EU.
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The EU already bans exports of other toxic chemicals known as “Persistent Organic Pollutants,” so there is clear precedent here.

The economic cost to the EU of a ban would be negligible, and there are significant potential gains for global public health.
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Lead chromate pigment is banned for use in the EU because it is toxic.

But literal tons of it are still exported each year from Spain, Germany, & Italy to poorer countries with weaker regulations.
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM