Reach 2.0 should help Europe meet 2050 targets - ECHA

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English - October 22, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MB
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The European Commission’s new Chemical Strategy for Sustainability should help Europe meet the aim of climate neutrality, the head of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) says.
- Legislation should give a push towards climate neutrality goal
- Regionalisation of trade may reduce spread of gold standards like Reach
- ECHA calls for better linking of Reach to other regulations linked to cosmetics and food additives
- ECHA could partner with the industry to help define which chemicals we want for 2050
Listen to this podcast interview with ECHA executive director, Bjorn Hansen.