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Driving Innovation
Baskut Tuncak, EEB Annual Meeting, 18 Oct. 2013
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Baskut Tuncak, EEB Annual Meeting, 18 Oct. 2013
Baskut Tuncak, EEB Annual Meeting, 18 Oct. 2013
“….we also need to recognize that regulation can be a big driver of innovation. This is particularly the case in the environmental arena.”Peter Droell, Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation
REACH “Candidate List is a, if not the, driver for change at present”European Commission, 2012 REACH review Source: B. Tuncak, Driving Innovation (CIEL 2013)
Stronger laws drive innovation
Baskut Tuncak, EEB Annual Meeting, 18 Oct. 2013
Stronger laws at the global level
Bilateral Approaches• Opportunity and threat?• E.g. TTIP, Korean FTAs
Global Approach• “2020 goal and beyond”• Implementation and
expansion
Learn moreAll publications available at: www.ciel.org
Driving Innovation http://bit.ly/14MlqRqPaths to Global Chemical Safety http://bit.ly/13NAL70 CIEL testimony on EU-US Trade Agreement http://bit.ly/19AWCiq
Baskut [email protected]
Baskut Tuncak, EEB Annual Meeting, 18 Oct. 2013
