30th May 2016
We have entered a period where the UK’s membership to the EU and the broader issues of governance which this is linked to are a key focus of political debate across the UK, including Scotland. In addition to issuing our EU Referendum Challenge to representatives of both the In and Out campaigns, we have collated below information on the EU and our environment in order to help inform citizens ahead of the vote. The information listed below is not exhaustive but aims to capture relevant facts.
In the news:
- 14 June 2016: How the EU referendum will affect the environment, posted on inews.co.uk
- 29 May 2016: Environmental issues left behind as Brexit rhetoric intensifies, posted on ft.com
- 19 May 2016: EU a positive environmental force for UK, say IEMA members, posted on environment-analyst.com
- 27 April 2016: Environmental Professionals Back “Bremain”, Survey Finds, posted on ciwm-journal.co.uk
Publications:
- April 2016: Report on EU and UK Environmental Policy, by the UK’s Environmental Audit Committee
- 11 April 2016: The EU Referendum and the UK Environment: An Expert Review, by the UK in a Changing Europe an initiative funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council
- 19 March 2016: EU reform and the EU referendum implications for Scotland, by the European and External Relations Committee, Scottish Parliament
- March 2016: The potential policy and environmental consequences for the UK of a departure from the European Union, prepared by the Institute for European Environmental Policy in collaboration with The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and WWF