Brexit is one of the things that allow British politicians to be negligent towards environmental policies. The government plans to essentially transfer European Union environmental laws to its statute books. This would be done via the Great Repeal Act. According to the environment secretary, Andrea Leadsom, this will not be an easy task. If British political talk patterns are followed, legislative action is most likely not going to focus on the environment and strike a different issue.
Environmental advocates like ClientEarth may be taking the British government to court in order to get things rolling along. However, the power vacuum left behind by the absence of the European Commission will prolong the necessary individuals needed to initiate environmental protection and regulation. It seems that the British government may use this absence of power to possibly make things much more lax in terms of things like chemicals or the hormones in livestock, which can all directly or indirectly cause damage to the environment. While the future is still hazy, the impending danger to the British environment and the possible effects it will have to its neighbors globally is a concern.
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I love how you connected Brexit to the environment. Usually when Brexit is brought up in conversation, I think of the economy first. I wonder what Britain's role and position was in the Paris and Marrakech climate agreements and whether or not Brexit influenced their goals to combat climate change. Has Britain always been somewhat negligent towards the environment, or is this a recent trend? How will other nations and the EU respond to Britain's stance on the environment?
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought Brexit would some how be connected to the environment. I don't think that Britain would back out on the environmental regulations they have had in place due to the EU. I think there would be a backlash from the public if they changed the regulations on hormones injections in livestock.
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