Green Brexit? Gove unveils plan for new UK environment watchdog

James Murray
clock • 3 min read

Environment Secretary insists post-Brexit environmental governance will have 'real bite', as he reiterates that green standards will not be watered down

Michael Gove has offered the clearest assurances yet that the government will not dilute environmental standards post-Brexit, announcing plans for a new green watchdog to ensure rules are enforced...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

James Murray
Author spotlight

James Murray

View profile
More from James Murray

'An act of economic self-sabotage': Green groups urge Tories to reconsider pledge to scrap Climate Change Act

Railpen publishes updated net zero plan

More on Politics

'An act of economic self-sabotage': Green groups urge Tories to reconsider pledge to scrap Climate Change Act
Politics

'An act of economic self-sabotage': Green groups urge Tories to reconsider pledge to scrap Climate Change Act

EXCLUSIVE: Coalition of charities, including National Trust, WWF, and the RSPB, call on Kemi Badenoch to "reflect on the Conservative Party's proud record of environmental leadership"

James Murray
James Murray
clock 06 October 2025 • 4 min read
Green Party: Zack Polanski slams 'science-denying' Nigel Farage
Politics

Green Party: Zack Polanski slams 'science-denying' Nigel Farage

In debut conference speech, Green Party leader attacks Labour, Reform UK, and privatisation, as he steps up calls for wealth taxes to tackle social inequality and the climate crisis

Michael Holder
Michael Holder
clock 03 October 2025 • 4 min read
The strange death of Tory environmentalism
Politics

The strange death of Tory environmentalism

Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap the Climate Change Act is an affront to a proud conservative tradition and a recipe for economic irrelevance

James Murray
James Murray
clock 03 October 2025 • 6 min read