IEEP UK Strategy 2023-2027
The Institute for European Environmental Policy UK (IEEP UK) is a sustainability think tank with over 40 years of experience. As part of the broader IEEP family, we are committed to advancing evidence-based research, analysis and policy insights in the UK and its interaction with policy in the EU and globally.
Brexit: Single Market, Customs Union and the environment
Author: Nigel Haigh This paper is intended to stimulate discussion of the implications for the environment and environmental policy of the different kinds of access to the European Single Market that might be considered in the negotiations. The Brexit negotiations are now moving into their second phase, with the UK Government considering what kind of…
Keynote Address | Nigel Haigh OBE at IEEP UK’s Autumn Reception
Nigel Haigh OBE’s speech for IEEP UK’s Autumn Reception highlighted the important role IEEP has played in developing European environmental policy and looks ahead at what the future may hold to the UK now it has departed the European Union
Bridging the Gap: Understanding UK environmental data and reporting outside the EU
This paper identifies and discusses the groups in the UK with an interest in staying aligned to, or diverging from, EU environmental law. It analyses the potential motives for this and why they may differ. It also discusses how divergence for reasons of trade and environmental protection are intertwined but have to be thought about separately. Finally, it considers the different levels at which environmental policy is made and how the UK’s freedom to ‘take back control of its laws’ is circumscribed both by international commitments and by the views and powers of the devolved administrations.
Motives for and against divergence by the UK from EU environmental laws
This paper identifies and discusses the groups in the UK with an interest in staying aligned to, or diverging from, EU environmental law. It analyses the potential motives for this and why they may differ. It also discusses how divergence for reasons of trade and environmental protection are intertwined but have to be thought about separately. Finally, it considers the different levels at which environmental policy is made and how the UK’s freedom to ‘take back control of its laws’ is circumscribed both by international commitments and by the views and powers of the devolved administrations.
Update on the development of future agricultural policy frameworks in the four UK administrations
As the UK prepares to leave the EU, the future agricultural policy frameworks in the four administrations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are starting to take shape. This briefing provides an overview of the current state of play, focussing on their environmental aspects and ambitions.
Brexit and the environment: Avoiding deregulatory pressures
The Brexit negotiations enter what should be the final stages at the end of 2018, with an outline agreement on the future relationship. A new IEEP paper sets out what is needed to avoid the risk of environmental standards being lowered for competitive advantage.
Brexit negotiations: Equivalence, environmental standards and risks
The UK has promised that it will have high environmental standards post-Brexit; but has also suggested that it should have considerable flexibility in how it delivers them. Our briefing note sets out some of the underlying issues, looks in detail at some of the areas of EU environmental legislation and the issues that arise for each, and comes up with a set of principles that EU negotiators could adopt.
Future of fisheries post-Brexit
This paper outlines priorities for future UK fisheries policy in light of Brexit and the challenges facing fish stocks and the marine environment in Europe and beyond.
Assessing Scotland’s progress on the environmental agenda
Commissioned by a group of Scottish NGOs, this new report investigates the extent of environmental progress made in Scotland focusing on the farmed environment, Marine Protected Areas, and climate mitigation. It finds that there are significant opportunities to give substance to Scotland’s growing aspirations as an environmental front runner in Europe.
Open letter to Gordon Brown from the Aldersgate Group on the need for improved standards of carbon report
<p>The Aldersgate Group, of which IEEP is a member, has published an open letter to Gordon Brown in the Financial Times on 13 November 2007 which argues that there is a need for a common protocol for carbon reporting by industry consistent with international standards.</p>
The Environmental Contribution of Leader+ in the UK
This is the first study in the EU to evaluate the environmental impacts of the Leader+ initiative. The analysis is based on case studies of 12 Local Action Groups and 28 projects. The study also looked at the role Leader can play in the new European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
Where do the UK Parties stand on the environment?
AUTHORS: Claire Monkhouse The article outlines the key environmental challenges facing the next government, assesses the Labour party’s track-record over its last two terms, and comments on the environmental commitments included in the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat manifestos. Aside from environmental commitments, IEEP highlights the significance of the different positions taken on the EU…