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Green Brexit

Whatever happened to the promise of a 'Green Brexit'?

Legislation

Whatever happened to the promise of a 'Green Brexit'?

A new review from Green Alliance concludes that despite post-Brexit legislation delivering progress in some areas, leaving the EU has 'weakened protections for the environment and public health'

clock 31 January 2025 • 9 min read
Report: Many UK firms have 'little choice' but to follow stricter EU green rules

Legislation

Report: Many UK firms have 'little choice' but to follow stricter EU green rules

Rapidly growing divergence on key environmental regulations presents challenges for businesses, think tank warns

clock 11 April 2024 • 4 min read
'The UK is quietly diverging from the EU': Are 'green Brexit' promises being broken?

Policy

'The UK is quietly diverging from the EU': Are 'green Brexit' promises being broken?

The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is just the latest body to argue the UK is starting to fall behind its European neighbours in the adoption of environmental policies and regulations

clock 05 February 2024 • 10 min read
'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
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