Leaving the European Union: Environment and Climate Change

The House of Lords Library produces research briefings which provide politically impartial analysis of legislation and issues debated in the House of Lords, or of topical interest to its Members.

There are two series:

+ Lords Library Notes
+ Lords In Focus On 20 October 2016, the House of Lords were due to debate the future of environmental and climate change policy in the light of the EU referendum. This House of Lords Library briefing provides an overview of a selection of European legislation which relates to the environment and climate change, and outlines how it has been implemented in the UK.

The briefing also briefly discusses the EU’s international commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This briefing does not provide an analysis of the potential impacts of the UK leaving the EU. However, it does include a selection of recent statements made by the Government on these issues

• Primary Source

United Kingdom: Parliament: House of Lords: Library http://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/work-of-the-house-of-lords/lords-library/

ESO: Background information: Brexit: impact across policy areas http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-impact-across-policy-areas/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Leadsom faces post-Brexit anger from both farmers and environmentalists http://www.europeansources.info/record/leadsom-faces-post-brexit-anger-from-both-farmers-and-environmentalists/

United Kingdom: Parliament: Parliamentary Business: News, 16.09.16: House of Lords Brexit round-up http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2016/september/lords-brexit-roundup/

UK: Committee on Climate Change: Meeting Carbon Budgets – Implications of Brexit for UK climate policy https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/meeting-carbon-budgets-implications-of-brexit-for-uk-climate-policy/

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