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Green Brexit

'Rolling backwards': How Ministers' 'Henry VIII' powers could torch UK green laws

Legislation

'Rolling backwards': How Ministers' 'Henry VIII' powers could torch UK green laws

EU Retained Law Bill proposes ditching around 300 green laws this year, while handing Ministers powers to 'weaken environmental rules with impunity' going forward, campaigners warn

clock 16 May 2023 • 12 min read
Trust is a finite resource

Politics

Trust is a finite resource

The government will try and argue its bonfire of regulations will not weaken environmental protections, just as it is trying to convince people it is serious about onshore wind development - but such gaslighting will be met with a weary scepticism

clock 12 May 2023 • 6 min read
Retained EU Law Bill: Government places hundreds of UK green laws on the chopping board

Legislation

Retained EU Law Bill: Government places hundreds of UK green laws on the chopping board

Laws, regulations, treaties and decisions related to habitats, air quality, climate change, renewable energy, farming and fishing proposed for scrapheap under government plans

clock 11 May 2023 • 4 min read
'Shambles': Government rows back plans to ditch thousands of EU-derived laws

Legislation

'Shambles': Government rows back plans to ditch thousands of EU-derived laws

But more than 1,000 EU-derived laws are still set for the chop this year and it remains unclear how many have climate and environmental policy implications

clock 10 May 2023 • 7 min read
Core Environmental Standard: WWF calls on government to deliver on green trade promises

Legislation

Core Environmental Standard: WWF calls on government to deliver on green trade promises

New report argues legally binding environmental standards required to combat ‘bad trade deals’ that threaten to undercut domestic farmers

clock 01 December 2022 • 4 min read
Government accused of seeking 'US-style' system of environmental regulation

Policy

Government accused of seeking 'US-style' system of environmental regulation

Long-awaited publication of government's environmental principles for policymaking triggers warnings from NGOs that green protections could now be watered down

clock 13 May 2022 • 5 min read
'Remove barriers': Opportunities and risks for green economy, as government preps Queen's Speech reboot

Policy

'Remove barriers': Opportunities and risks for green economy, as government preps Queen's Speech reboot

Queen's Speech expected to include new Energy Bill and latest wave of planning reforms, as Boris Johnson faces mounting pressure to tackle cost of living crisis

clock 09 May 2022 • 8 min read
Is the UK's trade deal with New Zealand its 'greenest ever'? Farmers and green groups are far from convinced

Policy

Is the UK's trade deal with New Zealand its 'greenest ever'? Farmers and green groups are far from convinced

Environmental groups and National Farmers Union united in criticism of UK-New Zealand trade deal, which government hails one of its ‘greenest ever’

clock 01 March 2022 • 7 min read
'Benefits of Brexit': What's in the government's post-Brexit scorecard for the environment and climate?

Policy

'Benefits of Brexit': What's in the government's post-Brexit scorecard for the environment and climate?

The government dedicates six pages of its new report into the benefits of Brexit to net zero, climate, and environment policy - but do Ministers' boasts stand up to scrutiny?

clock 31 January 2022 • 10 min read
'Unwelcome Christmas present': How the new UK-Australia trade deal is fuelling deforestation fears

Politics

'Unwelcome Christmas present': How the new UK-Australia trade deal is fuelling deforestation fears

Farmers and environmental groups hit out at terms of free trade deal they warn risks undermining UK environmental standards

clock 17 December 2021 • 8 min read
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07 June 2023 • 4 min read
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Does carbon offsetting impede or drive corporate climate action?

06 June 2023 • 6 min read
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