With a year to go until exit day, Greener UK highlights urgency On the anniversary of the Prime Minister’s letter triggering Article 50, Greener UK urged the government to match its “green Brexit” rhetoric with action. We launched a new briefing which sets out the need for ambitious new laws. These should build on the […]
As 2017 draws to a close, the prospects for the environment look brighter than they did at the start of the year, when the government’s Brexit plans were unclear, and the environmental dimensions even more so. Much remains uncertain and at risk, with the Withdrawal Bill still failing to safeguard all existing environmental protections. But […]
Two articles: 1. Omitting the Precautionary principle & the polluter pays from the European Withdrawal Bill (EUWB) Guardian: ‘UK withdrawal bill ‘rips the heart out of environmental law’, say campaigners. New bill omits key ‘precautionary’ principle requiring developers and industry to prove actions will not harm wildlife or habitats as well as the ‘polluter pays’ […]
Vanity Fair: Not a magazine I usually read but this article highlights what is at stake – much more than any one sector. Wildlife & Countryside Link’s Brexit Digest 12 September 2017 Fears that the Government were going to face a tough vote on the second reading of the EU Withdrawal Bill was put to […]
Corbyn’s green vision wins: leaked manifesto promises huge environmental gains The Ecologist Blog A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party’s draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our […]