04 Feb 2020
Defra: ‘Environment Bill sets out vision for a greener future Our precious natural environment will be better protected for generations to come with today’s (Thursday 30 January) introduction of a far-reaching Environment Bill. The speedy return of the Bill to Parliament following the General Election underlines the government’s commitment to tackling climate change and to […]
02 Nov 2019
So the election has been called, in one of the shortest Parliamentary sessions ever. One positive was the introduction of a fuller version of the Environment Bill which has received detailed commentary. One to bank for the next Parliament. There is a key message to get out to encourage everyone to register to vote. Fracking […]
29 Oct 2019
The Environment Bill is clearly a response to Brexit but the text is also beginning to include a wide range of other environmental matters not least concerning water and as such it also represents a major opportunity; for example: Water Briefing ‘Government says new Environment Bill will aim to deliver sustainable water resources Defra has published […]
21 Oct 2019
Environmental Regulations Sean Spiers Greener UK The Greener UK coalition of 13 environment groups has analysed the Brexit deal against four benchmarks for a green Brexit. We believe the agreement poses a high risk to the environment. bit.ly/35EpM3Q 1/ pic.twitter.com/LbduY2C37b Fishing Opportunities Griffin Carpenter NEF: ‘Old deal on the left, new deal on the right. […]
15 Oct 2019
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers ‘The government will today (Tuesday 15 October) introduce a landmark Bill to Parliament to tackle the biggest environmental priorities of our time, signalling a historic step change in the way we protect and enhance our precious natural environment. The transformative Environment Bill will help […]
08 Oct 2019
The Independent reports that Boris Johnson is scrapping a commitment by Theresa May to stick to EU rules on the environment, safety standards and workers’ rights – to raise his chances of getting a trade agreement with Donald Trump. The “level playing field”, included in the Brexit deal negotiated by the former prime minister, was […]
05 Sep 2019
Note: many of these links are behind pay-walls. Business Green: The Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to break away from EU environmental and social standards after Brexit, demanding Brussels rewrite previously-agreed terms committing the UK a ‘level playing field’ with Europe on trade and regulations, according to reports. During talks with Brussels last week over a […]
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