Lee Crawfurd
@leecrawfurd.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Global Development
https://www.cgdev.org/expert/lee-crawfurd
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
Yes. We've been doing this successfully with terrestrial TV for decades.
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.
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
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.
Here is a simple shift in regulation that could make a meaningful impact on global public health, at essentially no cost to the EU.
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.
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
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.
The economic cost to the EU of a ban would be negligible, and there are significant potential gains for global public health.
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.
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
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.
But literal tons of it are still exported each year from Spain, Germany, & Italy to poorer countries with weaker regulations.