The UK Government has stressed the opportunity to be bolder with their environmental ambitions since leaving the European Union, to make policies and laws more tailored to the UK context and be a world leader in environment and sustainability policy. At the same time policy goals to reduce legislative burdens and adopt more flexible approaches are becoming more prominent, with potential environmental consequences.

IEEP UK’s work in this area spans a broad suite of policy such as the effectiveness and impact of strategies and targets set out by the UK and devolved Governments, as well as the implementation of the Environment Act. It covers the intersection between trade and the environment, the work of institutions in implementing and enforcing environmental law and the application of environmental principles in policy making.