Three unintended consequences of Brexit for UK energy and climate policy
Energy, the environment and climate change were barely mentioned during the EU referendum campaign, and Theresa May has since spent ...
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Why Energy Matters
Brexit raises questions regarding the UK energy mix as well as UK participation in a broader EU energy market.
While EU law lets each country decide its own mix, Brexit is likely to impact different components of the UK’s. A government decision to leave Euratom will make it more difficult for the UK nuclear sector to develop further, while leaving the EU would free the UK from renewable targets. Brexit is further seen by some actors as opening the way for fracking, at least in England.
The broader EU energy market is currently undergoing significant changes as the EU is developing its Energy Union. Planned interconnectors between the UK and France and between Northern Ireland and the Republic are, for now, going ahead irrespective of Brexit.
Our publications
Read our Energy chapter in our Expert Review on the EU referendum and the UK environment (published April 2016).
Our blog posts
Read all our relevant blog posts (most recent firsts) below:
The EU and UK as both good and bad influences
This blog post summarises Prof Chris Hilson’s (University of Reading) introduction to the Brexit and the Environment roundtable organised by ...
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Brexit and UK-Irish relations: between low and high politics?
In a new blog post for The UK in a Changing Europe, Viviane Gravey, Andy Jordan and Charlie Burns react ...
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Energy & Climate after the EU referendum: the last Commons Energy & Climate Change Committee Report
On Monday, the Commons ECC published its last report, "The energy revolution and future challenges for UK energy and climate ...
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Four little-known EU rules which help protect Britain’s environment
Remain and Leave are finally talking about the environment in the EU referendum campaign. Most environmental professionals and green charities ...
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What would Brexit mean for the environment in the EU?
In an opinion piece for Euractiv, Viviane Gravey, Andy Jordan and Charlotte Burns (lead authors of the expert review) discuss ...
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