The Scottish Government have published their findings on the effectiveness of post-Brexit environmental governance arrangements following a consultation launched in 2023. ...
Coherent and strategic approach to environmental policy in the UK
Now that the UK and its constituent nations devise their own environmental policy in a new governance and institutional landscape post Brexit; IEEP UK’s work in this area examines how a coherent and strategic approach can be built to better serve environmental protection in the UK.
We examine the mechanics and processes behind the formulation and implementation of environmental policies, ask questions about how it could be done better and take a holistic view of environmental governance. Our work is spread across a wide, often cross-cutting, range of issues.
Key tasks include monitoring current developments in EU and UK environmental policy, including the role of new bodies like the Office for Environmental Protection and Environmental Standards Scotland; the application of environmental principles, assessing environmental policy integration and policy coherence, assessing policy implementation and enforcement, and looking at the global dimension of UK environmental policy.
IEEP UK has produced a wide range of reports in this thematic area of work and these are listed below.
Latest news
New legislation to ban single-use vapes will come into force in June 2025. Applying in England only, the statutory instrument which falls under the 1990 ...
Last week, the European Commission decided to extend the implementation period for its deforestation regulation by 12 months for large companies and 18 months for ...
On the 4 September, the Government laid a new Bill before Parliament, rather drily called the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill. To many, this innocuous ...
Latest publications
Environmental crime can be an emotive topic. From dead fish and pollution in rivers, to chemical spills, to destruction of habitats and the trade in ...
Policy gap analysis on the major nitrogen flows and losses in the UK ...
Briefing looking at the environmental implications of this Bill for product standards in the UK ...
Questions for the new UK Government on its chemical policy in an international context ...