Bursting the Bubble: EU Podcasts from Rud Pedersen Public Affairs

As the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament released its draft report on the PPWR, we explore the main points of convergence and contrast with the Commission's proposal. In our third episode, listen along as our senior advisor Kevin Bradley takes stock of the most environmentally beneficial and least economically disruptive options for the future of packaging in the EU, jointly with the Commission's Team Leader on PPWR Wolfgang Trunk.

In this episode, listen to the dulcet tones of our senior advisor Kevin Bradley alongside esteemed guest Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General of FEVE – the European Container Glass Federation, as we seek to disentangle some burning questions about the European Commission's Proposal for a Revision on Packaging and Packaging Waste: ➡ How will packaging minimisation affect brand identity and the marketing of a product? ➡ What are the implications of waste reduction targets for the glass industry?

We are excited to publish the first episode of our podcast series “PPWR unwrapped” In the first episode, Annick Carpentier, Director General of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) joins our senior advisor Kevin Bradley to discuss the potential for the Commission's proposal for a revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to address perceived weaknesses in the current approach to packaging at EU level.

Today, the energy crisis is at the top of the EU's political agenda and EU policymakers need to ask themselves: How to address high energy prices and relief consumers? How to prepare for the upcoming winter and ensure we will have enough gas to heat our homes? How to decrease energy dependence on Russia? And what happens to Europe's climate ambitions and efforts of scaling up renewable energy? Tune in to the first episode of Energy Talks where the trio of Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels' Senior Advisors Peter Vis, Megan Richards and Chris Davies discuss the ins and outs of the European energy crisis, how we got here and where we are heading.

In this episode, Steffen Thejll-Moller interviews Paul Hillier, Partner at Tactix, a Canada-based government relations and risk management company. Paul runs a team of data scientists who are able to make sense of data to understand the views and preferences of policymakers in Brussels and beyond.

We are excited to publish the third episode of our podcast series on circular economy.   In this episode, we talk about the Commission's proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products with a legislator. Our senior advisor Kevin Bradley talks to MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen. They will discuss the challenges of the proposal and additional measures needed for resource efficient, circular European economy.   Enjoy listening!

The Fit for 55 package turned 1 year this month! The Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the recent droughts, fires and heatwaves all over Europe reinforce the sense of emergency and the need to quickly implement an ambitious Fit for 55 package. Where do we stand with the package? Our Senior Advisors Megan Richards and Peter Vis discuss the progress, what still needs to be done and what are the next steps. Take a seat and put your headphones on to deepen your understanding of the EU's climate package.

The Czech Presidency has kicked off its 6 months of EU leadership! Czech Energy Attaché, Martin Pejřimovský sat down with Former Director at DG Energy and current Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels, Megan Richards, to discuss the Presidency's key ambitions and priorities, with a special focus on the energy agenda.

We are excited to publish the second episode of our podcast series on circular economy. In this episode, we focus on the Commission's proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products from the recyclers' point of view. Our senior advisor Kevin Bradley talks to Emmanuel Katrakis, secretary general of EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries' Confederation. They will discuss the importance of design for recycling to increase the recyclability of products and improve resource efficiency. Enjoy listening!

In this episode, Dan Dalton, former UK MEP and senior advisor at Rud Pedersen, talks to Simon Taylor, Head of Rud Pedersen's finance practice, about the benefits of crypto assets as well as the pitfalls.

We are excited to kick off our new podcast series on circular economy. Together with decision-makers, industry and NGOs, we look into the different steps and measures the EU is taking, to make our economy low carbon, greener, circular, resilient, as well as resource and energy-efficient. In this first episode, we focus on the Commission's proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products. Our Senior Advisor Kevin Bradley talks to Paolo Falcioni, Director General of APPLiA, the European Home Appliance Industry Association, about the impact on the product manufacturing sector. Enjoy listening!

In this new episode of Rud Pedersen's “From Brussels to Berlin” podcast series, Megan Richards, Sumin Nam, and Simon Taylor discuss the latest developments in the EU's and Germany's energy policy since the invasion of Ukraine. The discussion focuses on changes to energy supply, energy security, and Nord Stream II.

As our work continues and we are excited to release the fourth episode of this miniseries of Chemical Reactions Podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! In this episode, discover everything about safe and sustainable by design and how our use of chemicals might get in the way of building a circular economy in the context of the upcoming revision of the EU's chemical legislation. Our senior advisors at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels, Chris Davies, Kevin Bradley, and Steve George continue their lively conversation on the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and its challenges for the industry and value chains. Enjoy listening!

In the fifth episode of Europe's Digital Frontrunners, our Senior Advisor Claudio Murri and Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic, discuss transatlantic cooperation and connectivity.

As our work continues and we are excited to release the third episode of this miniseries of Chemical Reactions Podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! In this episode, discover everything about bans and restrictions on chemicals in the European Union in the context of the upcoming revision of the EU's chemical legislation. Our senior advisors at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels, Chris Davies, Kevin Bradley, and Steve George continue their lively conversation on the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and its challenges for the industry and value chains. Enjoy listening!

We are excited to release the second episode of this miniseries of Chemical Reactions Podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! In this episode, discover all the new challenges posed by the extra data requirements arising from the revision of the EU's chemicals legislation. Our senior advisors at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels, Chris Davies, Kevin Bradley, and Steve George continue their lively conversation on the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and its challenges for the industry and value chains. Enjoy listening!

Welcome to this new series of the Chemical Reactions podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! Be ready to explore the challenges for industries and value chains of the EU's flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. This new series of Chemical Reactions Podcasts will guide you through the most interesting aspects of the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, from the revision of REACH and CLP, the introduction of the 'essential use' and 'safe and sustainable by design' concepts, to the new circular economy and product aspects. Former MEP and former shadow rapporteur for the REACH Regulation in the European Parliament, Chris Davies, moderates this fascinating conversation between two experts in the field: Steve George, the former leader for Rolls Royce on REACH who has more than 30 years' experience in the aerospace and defence industry; and Kevin Bradley, an environmental scientist with more than 25 years EU environmental policy experience who led several trade associations. In the first episode of this exciting series, discover what the EU's signature piece of legislation on chemicals, the REACH Regulation, has achieved so far and what future challenges the chemical industry and value chains dependent on it will have to face.

In the fourth episode of Europe's Digital Frontrunners, our Senior Advisor Claudio Murri and Ulrik Trolle Smed, Tech Advisor to the Danish Tech Ambassador, talk about Denmark's 'TechPlomacy', how technology can work for democracy, and how European policymakers can ensure that the new digital rules lead to the ‘Brussels effect' by design and not by default.

In this new episode, Simon Taylor and Sumin Nam talk about what changes to expect from the new "Traffic Light" government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In particular, they discuss what difference a new superministry for economics and climate protection could make and how the Greens' ambitious agenda will survive challenges including from the FDP-led finance ministry.

With the 26th edition of the UN Climate Change Conference behind us, Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Senior Advisors Peter Vis, Megan Richards and Chris Davies reflect on the main the accomplishments and failures of this year's summit. Tune in to our second and final episode of Climate Talks: Glasgow Calling to hear their thoughts on whether the pledges and agreements made at COP26 will be a sufficient driver for climate mitigation.

The first two weeks of November 2021, all eyes and ears are set on Glasgow, as climate change becomes the center of discussion at COP26. This year's edition marks the first UN Climate Change Summit since the Paris Agreement, where the pledges of world leaders need to be revised. This sparks a question: Will the new and more ambitious pledges of countries be a sufficient driver for reaching the targets of the agreement? Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels Senior Advisors Peter Vis, Megan Richards and Chris Davies take you to the center of action in our first episode of the Glasgow Calling edition of Climate Talks, dedicated to COP26. They discuss their own experiences attending the COPs, why the summit is so important, what role the individual members, especially the EU, can play, and whether the annual summits can actually deliver the change needed to save our planet.

In the third episode of Europe's Digital Frontrunners, our Senior Advisor Claudio Murri and Ilona Lundström, Director General of the Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, talk about the added value of the D9+ Group, AI and biometric surveillance, innovation, and digital skills.

In the second episode of Europe's Digital Frontrunners, our Senior Advisor Claudio Murri and Krister Nilsson, State Secretary at Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs, discuss cloud policies, digital sovereignty, and how European business can remain digitally competitive in a fast-changing world.

We are lucky to have Brussels' premier headhunter Ian Burns in the Rud Pedersen Brussels family through his leadership of RP People. Listen to his thoughts on how the public affairs profession has evolved in Brussels since he first moved here, and what the future holds, in an interview with Partner Steffen Moller, for our Next Generation Public Affairs podcast.

In the first episode of Europe's Digital Frontrunners, our Senior Advisor Claudio Murri and Estonia's National Cyber Security Policy Director, Raul Rikk, discuss cybersecurity and privacy challenges for the EU. Topics addressed in the discussion include policy cooperation among EU Member States, critical infrastructure, cyberattacks and cybercrime, and citizens' trust in the online environment.

In our fifth episode, Simon Taylor and Hendrik Hagemann discuss the CDU's strong performance and AfD's poor showing in the recent elections in Saxony-Anhalt, and whether this changes the outlook for the likely coalition after September's federal elections.

On 22-23 April, President Joe Biden held the US Climate Summit to show the commitment to the climate pledge and rally governments around the world to raise their climate targets. Looking from Brussels, did the Climate Summit make a difference? What's next for the US? Join Peter Vis and Jill Duggan taking stock on the current status of climate diplomacy. Peter Vis is a Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen Brussels. As a Commission official, Peter has helped define the EU's climate policy over the course of the last twenty-five years. His role included being the Head of Cabinet of the first Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and he was a key figure in the Commission's team that developed the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Jill Duggan is the Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund Europe, a NGO advocating for science based environmental solutions for climate issues.

This summer the EU Commission will present its plan for setting a levy on high carbon imports in order to protect its industries from the competition with countries with lax climate regulations. Will this really encourage other countries to speed up the pace of carbon standards? What will this mean for the current and future EU trade agreements? And what about some of the EU's largest trade partners such as China? In this episode, Peter Vis and Jill Duggan will unpack the questions around the CBAM. Peter Vis is a Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen Brussels. As a Commission official, Peter has helped define the EU's climate policy over the course of the last twenty-five years. His role included being the Head of Cabinet of the first Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and he was a key figure in the Commission's team that developed the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Jill Duggan is the Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund Europe, a NGO advocating for science based environmental solutions for climate issues.

In the first episode of Climate Talks, Peter Vis and Jill Duggan discuss the long-awaited UN's Climate Change Conference COP26. Countries across the world gather at the COP to make pledges for climate. Meanwhile, the industry is already awaiting for the regulatory steps following these pledges. Should the focus of COP pay more attention to the implementation? What can we expect from the EU at COP? What will the US and China bring to the table? Join Peter and Jill to find out. Peter Vis is a Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen Brussels. As a Commission official, Peter has helped define the EU's climate policy over the course of the last twenty-five years. His role included being the Head of Cabinet of the first Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and he was a key figure in the Commission's team that developed the EU's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Jill Duggan is the Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund Europe, a NGO advocating for science based environmental solutions for climate issues.

Partner Steffen Moller talks to Founding Partner of Beekeeper Group, Mike Panetta, about advocacy in the digital age.

Germany's super election year really kicked into life this week, with the CDU/CSU and Greens announcing their candidates for Chancellor in the federal elections later in September. Our Associate Director Simon Taylor spoke with Managing Partner of Rud Pedersen Germany, Hendrik Hagemann, about the Green candidate Annalena Baerbock and the man who has the unenviable task of succeeding Angela Merkel, Armin Laschet.

In the third episode of the series, Associate Director Simon Taylor and Senior Advisor in Berlin, Rüdiger Lentz, speak to former MEP of 38 years and senior figure within the CDU, Elmar Brok, about the results of last weekend's state elections in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The CDU's vote was hit hard, but why did it happen and what does it mean for German politics in this super election year?

Following the recent power outages experienced in Texas, Associate Director Simon Taylor discusses why it happened and what Europe can learn from it with our Consultant and energy expert, Samuel Ribansky.

In the second episode of From Brussels to Berlin, Associate Director at Rud Pedersen Brussels discusses the EU Commission's vaccine procurement programme, Ursula von der Leyen's reputation in Germany and Josep Borrell's recent visit to Moscow.

In Episode 1 of this new podcast series, Associate Director of our Brussels office, Simon Taylor, discusses the recent CDU leadership contest with Hendrik Hagermann, Managing Partner of Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Berlin.

Welcome to Chemical Reactions. This is the first in a series of podcasts produced by Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels. In the coming weeks and months, we will discuss the future of European chemicals policy in the context of the Green Deal debate on the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. In this last episode, James Stevens, Managing Partner at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs, and Chris Davies, a senior advisor to Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and a longstanding former member of the European Parliament's environment committee, talks to Bjorn Hansen, Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

Welcome to Chemical Reactions. This is the first in a series of podcasts produced by Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels. In the coming weeks and months, we will discuss the future of European chemicals policy in the context of the Green Deal debate on the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. In this episode, Chris Davies, a senior advisor to Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and a longstanding former member of the European Parliament's environment committee, talks to Leena Ylä-Mononen, Director General at the Ministry of the Environment of Finland.

Welcome to Chemical Reactions. This is the first in a series of podcasts produced by Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels. In the coming weeks and months, we will discuss the future of European chemicals policy in the context of the Green Deal debate on the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. In this episode, Chris Davies, a Senior Advisor to Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and a longstanding former member of the European Parliament's environment committee, talks to France Capon, Secretary General of the European Precious Metals Federation.

Welcome to Chemical Reactions. This is the first in a series of podcasts produced by Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels. In the coming weeks and months, we will discuss the future of European chemicals policy in the context of the Green Deal debate on the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. In this episode, Chris Davies, a Senior Advisor to Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and a longstanding former member of the European Parliament's environment committee, talks to Stefan Scheuer, Chief EU Policy Advocate at CHEM Trust.

Welcome to Chemical Reactions. This is the first in a series of podcasts produced by Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels. In the coming weeks and months, we will discuss the future of European chemicals policy in the context of the Green Deal debate on the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. In this episode, Chris Davies, a Senior Advisor to Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and a longstanding former member of the European Parliament's environment committee, talks to Marcel Halma, Vice President Public Affairs and Government Relations at Nouryon.

Welcome to Chemical Reactions. This is the first in a series of podcasts produced by Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels. In the coming weeks and months, we will discuss the future of European chemicals policy in the context of the Green Deal debate on the new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. In this episode, Chris Davies, a senior advisor to Rud Pedersen Public Affairs and a longstanding former member of the European Parliament's environment committee, talks to Bob Diderich, head of the Chemicals division at the OECD.