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Brexit & Environment @BrexitEnv

Network of impartial experts providing authoritative information on how Brexit is affecting environmental policies & governance. Funded by ESRC's @UKandEU.

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New blog post on #GeneralElections2024 by @Geo_Asiamah - as the UK heads to the polling stations tomorrow, how ambitious are key UK parties on the environment? brexitenvironment.co.uk/2024…

2024 Elections: Are UK Political Parties Ready for the Environmental Challenge?

Ultimately, the true test of these parties' commitments will be their ability to implement and sustain meaningful environmental policies beyond the election cycle, ensuring that green promises do not...

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📰 🌿 Dive into the latest insights from Prof. @MariaLeeLaw on our blog! 📚 Finch in the Supreme Court and thinking about legal stock... Check it out now ➡️ brexitenvironment.co.uk/2024… #Brexit #Environment #LegalThoughts 🌍✨

Finch in the Supreme Court and thinking about legal stock

With Finch, the UK Supreme Court has handed down an important, welcome decision on integrating climate into decision-making processes for fossil fuel extraction, and more broadly asserting the...

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🌍 New on our blog! @CharlieBEU dives into the Prospects of the European Parliament Elections for the Environment. Check it out here: brexitenvironment.co.uk/2024… #europeanparliament #euelection2024 #environment

European Parliament Elections 2024: Prospects for the Environment?

It might seem strange on a site dedicated to Brexit and the Environment to have a blog on the European Parliament (EP) elections. Since Brexit UK citizens no longer have the right to vote in the...

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New blog post from Prof Colin Reid @LawDundee @UKELA_LAW looking at #vapes and #gluetraps and what those two cases tell us about the UK #internalmarket and #intergovernmentalrelations brexitenvironment.co.uk/2024…

Inter-governmental Relations: Clearing the smoke or stuck in the glue?  

Recent developments on two topics are telling different stories on how inter-governmental relations within the UK are evolving in the light of the greater freedom of devolved authorities to go their...

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James Jackson@James7jackson
17 May 2024
NEW PUBLICATION 🎙️ Delighted to see my new article on the UK’s industrial policy out in Geoforum. It looks to demonstrate why industrial policy in the UK, and by extension the Net Zero transition, is limited by a City-Bank-Treasury nexus.
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This Monday @UKELAWalesCymru is organising an event "The Future of Environmental Principles, Governance and Biodiversity in Wales" to discuss the Welsh proposals for #principles #watchdog and #targets Still time to register 👇ukela.org/iCore/Events/Event…

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Our second post looks at #principles and compares the proposals to the recommendations from the 2020 Environmental Stakeholder Task Group report. Are unique #welsh features maintained or diluted? brexitenvironment.co.uk/2024…

The long way to a ‘principled’ Brexit in Wales: from the 2020 Task Group to the 2024 Consultation

A different approach, a sense of superiority, and uncertainty as to what the new regime would mean can all explain how the UK in the early days of EU membership earned the moniker of the ‘dirty man...

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Our third post compares how #principles are approached in #Wales, #Scotland, #England and #NorthernIreland - it argues Wales is more ambitious in parts, yet still falling short on #Aarhus rights as is the rest of the UK brexitenvironment.co.uk/2024…

Third time the charm? Comparing the Welsh approach to environmental principles with the rest of the...

Whether we will see divergence or convergence in areas of devolved competence after Brexit has been a recurring question since the 2016 referendum. A simple answer is – both… and it depends on...

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George Asiamah, Ph.D.@Geo_Asiamah
11 Apr 2024
Excited to share my latest article in JEPP! 📚✨I delve into the UK's readiness to 'take back control' its regulatory regimes post-Brexit and its competitive stance against the EU in the global political economy. Check it out: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #Brexit #AgriFood #UKpolitics
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New blog post from @VGravey on the return of the Assembly and Executive in #NorthernIreland What priorities for the new @daera_ni minister? As post suggests, Andrew Muir faces very busy in-tray... brexitenvironment.co.uk/2024…

The NI Assembly and Executive are back – what next for the NI environment?

After missing for two years, the Assembly and the Executive, especially the Minister in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have a lot of catch up to do. The new minister,...

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Dr Viviane Gravey@VGravey
28 Nov 2023
Growing up in a part of the world repeatedly affected by algae blooms, the mess in Lough Neagh this summer had a weird sense of déjà vu 👉 new post for @BrexitEnv on what the death of Lough Neagh tells us about NI env' governance - TLDR: it's not pretty brexitenvironment.co.uk/2023…

What is the death of Lough Neagh an example of?

Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland is dying. Eutrophication and ensuing wide-spread cyanobacteria bloom have seen the Lough turn bright green this summer, killing wildlife...

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New blog post out on environmental #principles - what is happening in #NorthernIreland? Post by @VGravey investigates what the watchdog's report on environmental principles policy statement tells us, as statement itself is not public. 🐶📜🌳 brexitenvironment.co.uk/2023…

NI Environmental Governance according to the OEP

For centuries, scholars interested in Gnostic thought could only get their hands on critiques (indeed, very harsh critiques) of Gnosticism, and not the original texts which had mostly been destroyed....

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You can read more from the @OfficeforEP advice to DAERA on environmental principles here: theoep.org.uk/report/advice-…
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Our @BrexitEnv fellow Dr Petetin gave evidence on #trade #agri #devolveds yesterday, you can catch up below 👇
Ludivine Petetin@aglawfoodie
22 Nov 2023
Many thanks for the invitation @CommonsEFRA and talking about #trade #agriculture, issues and opportunities with #tradedeals, the #devolveds. Interesting questions asked
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Ludivine Petetin@aglawfoodie
13 Sep 2023
Thrilled to say that @mdobbs26 and I have won the 'Prix d'Honneur' of @CEDRurLaw for our monograph Brexit and Agriculture! Thanks to all of those who have supported us especially Michael Cardwell, Joe McMahon, @VGravey @LlewelynNerys @suepritch @vickihird @JBAMartin
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Ruth Chambers@ruthmchambers
30 Aug 2023
In one fell swoop the govt has 🔖 broken a manifesto pledge 🚣 reneged on countless environmental commitments 🌊 abandoned the polluter pays principle ⚖️ written bad law 🔍 ignored the public and experts 🤝 undermined trust My thoughts @GreenAllianceUK greenallianceblog.org.uk/202…

Scrapping water pollution rules shows the government isn’t serious about our environment

In 2018, the government hailed the “great progressive prize” of a green Brexit. Ever since, ministers have repeated pledges to maintain high environmental standards, often to parliament. The princi…

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New on our blog: @Geo_Asiamah delves into the labyrinth of post-Brexit energy governance in the UK. It's a rollercoaster of policy shifts, where green aspirations collide with fossil fuel realities.⚡🌍🔍brexitenvironment.co.uk/2023… #EnergyPolicy #Brexit #UK

Green Goals or Fossil Fuel Frenzy? Unpacking the UK’s Energy Future

In the wake of the Prime Minister’s recent announcement granting numerous new oil and gas licenses, the UK’s post-Brexit energy governance has come under intense scrutiny. This development follows...

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New on our blog! Dr. Viviane Gravey @VGravey examines the state of UK environmental governance, 7 years post Brexit referendum. Discover the challenges and progress made in this insightful piece. #Brexit #Environment #UKPolicy 🌍🇬🇧 brexitenvironment.co.uk/2023…

Taking stock of environmental governance in the UK, seven years on from the EU referendum

Seven years after the EU referendum and three and a half years after Brexit, the UK's environmental governance faces challenges. The shift towards centralization and hasty policymaking raises...

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