Ellie Newis reviews two of the flagship free trade agreements that were supposed to reignite the UK economy.
Leonardo DiCaprio praises bison rewilding project in Kent but could it be delayed by Brexit?
30/08/2022
However, there are fears these breeding programmes designed to save critically endangered species could now be jeopardised by Brexit. / Zoos in Kent say they are being prevented from transferring animals because of red tape.
As sewage pours into the sea along England’s south coast, eagle-eyed commentators are flashing back to environment minister Zac Goldsmith that environmental regulations wouldn’t be weakened after Brexit.
Post-Brexit chemicals regime risks UK becoming ‘dumping ground’ for dangerous substances, campaigners warn
16/12/2021
A plan by Boris Johnson’s government to change the regulation of chemicals after Brexit risks making the UK a “dumping ground” for harmful substances, experts and campaigners have warned.
"Bloody EU, promoting international train travel to save the planet," Best For Britain said.
The Daily Climate Show: Why were climate commitments dropped from the UK-Australia trade deal? [5 mins]
09/09/2021
The Australian and UK governments are at odds over why key climate targets were stripped out of a future trade deal.
Post-Brexit regulation doesn’t match new EU rules to tackle ocean pollution, despite UK being Europe’s largest plastic waste producer.
'Bonfire of Rights' Bill will unleash chaos
18/01/2023
Today, MPs will debate and vote on the Retained EU Law Bill which if passed, could endanger thousands of rights and protections in the UK.
Filth spewing into a picturesque stretch of U.K. coastline is far from the image of post-Brexit Britain that Boris Johnson wants to portray.
Findings cast doubt on Boris Johnson commitment to climate action ahead of key summit, Commission claims.
Rules on waste water discharge eased due to supply shortages linked to Brexit and pandemic
07/09/2021
Waste water plants have been told they may be allowed to discharge effluent that has not been properly treated due to chemical shortages caused by Brexit and the pandemic.
A new parliamentary report warned the “blind optimism” shown by Tory ministers could force many small and tenant farmers in England out of business - but environment secretary George Eustice insists UK farmers are better off since Brexit.
The UK's largest environmental charities have slammed the government for not doing enough to encourage an uptake in nature-friendly farming methods to tackle climate change.
The government would do well to read the House of Lords EU committee report on Brexit impacts, recently debated in the Lords.
The British government secretly dropped a series of climate pledges in order to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, leaked emails appear to show.
According to experts, the best long-term environmental and economic measure Tory ministers could adopt is a close relationship with the EU market.
Investigation finds areas of cleared land in Queensland likely to be habitats for threatened species.
UK businesses are paying 10 per cent more than their EU counterparts to trade their emissions following Brexit.
Boris Johnson ‘hung up’ on trying to prove Brexit was good and flight tax change meaningless, government’s climate adviser says
31/10/2021
Rishi Sunak's cut to tax on internal UK flights in Wednesday's Budget was an example of the government trying to prove Brexit was a good idea, a top climate adviser has claimed.
The so-called “green Brexit” promised by the government has not been delivered, a coalition of environment groups says.
Government slashed domestic flight taxes ‘to prove Brexit was a good idea’, says top climate adviser
31/10/2021
The decision by Rishi Sunak to cut domestic flight taxes was met with opposition by climate groups and Labour figures
The government’s “Brexit freedoms bill” could see all legal protections from pesticides abolished, wildlife campaigners have warned, putting insects, wildlife and human health in danger.
An independent environment watchdog has been established to make sure Scotland is meeting the highest standards on everything from pollution to wildlife conservation.
The supply chain crisis has sparked a relaxation of rules on dumping waste water.
Government refusal to link carbon market to EU’s has led to higher cost for British businesses.