S2: European Union - Green Deal Part 3/4

In this third of four episodes, Rich and  Carola explore sustainable industry, as part of the EU’s Green Deal? As Carola says,  faffing time is done.  They talk about digital agriculture, algae, sweat, bioenergy, the textile industry,   electronics and reusability, plastics, waste policy,   and yes, running naked and other green tips. (Wasn’t there a film with that title?). And is there a market advantage to be the market leader in green solutions? Also, a long discussion on how to make cement and steel sectors more sustainable.  

In this episode we will cover 

• Sustainable Industry
• Eliminating pollution

  This deal covers 9 policy areas, and in E32, Carola and Rich covered the areas of 

• Clean Energy 
• Farm to Fork
• Biodiversity
• Sustainable Agriculture

  And in the next episodes we will cover

• Building and Renovation
• Sustainable mobility
• Climate action

Key Resources 

• European Green Deal, Wikipedia Entry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Green_Deal 

• A European Green Deal. Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent - https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en 

Further Links

• Eutrophication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutrophication 

• Ecosia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia 

• Paper bags need to be reused 3 times to be more environmentally friendly than plastic bags: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47027792 

• EU Packaging waste satistics https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Packaging_waste_statistics