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Brexit Britain: The Balance Sheet on Energy and Climate Policy
by David Buchan and Malcolm Keay EP President Martin Schulz and UK Prime Minister David Cameron (photo European Parliament Feb 2016) In the energy sector, the disadvantages of EU membership...
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What Would Brexit Mean for UK Energy Efficiency Policy?
by Jan Rosenow Only 10 weeks and UK voters will make the most profound decision of this decade – will Britain stay or leave the European Union? There have been numerous analyses of what the...
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Brexit Likely to Lead to Higher Not Lower UK Energy Prices
David Cameron and Martin Schulz, President European Parliament, Feb. 2016 (Photo: European Parliament) If the UK electorate votes to leave the EU on 23rd June, will British households then face higher...
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The Good News: Brexit Will Enable a Fresh Start on Climate and Energy
Brexit way out. (Photo: Jose Manuel Mota) The bad news is that upcoming climate and energy legislation in the EU will almost certainly be postponed as a result of Brexit, writes Brook Riley of Friends...
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Nuclear Plant Construction in U.K. Will Gain Momentum from Brexit Vote
British voters have spoken; they want to leave the EU by a margin of 52% to 48%. The split should provide a boost for the UK’s nuclear energy program. It should also improve the UK’s energy resiliency...
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What About Nuclear Energy in the UK After Brexit?
There are a lot of opinions about the impacts on energy policy and investments in the UK following the non-binding vote to leave the European Union. The UK Parliament has to take the formal action to...
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EU Carbon Market Hit by Brexit, But Reform Carries On
Will the reform of the failing EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) be a casualty of Brexit, now that its British rapporteur will be replaced, possibly by a Polish colleague? As the EUEnergy App shows,...
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Will an Independent UK Emphasize Nuclear Energy?
When the dust has had a chance to settle, effects of the UK voter decision to leave the EU on the UK nuclear energy and climate change mitigation programs will become evident. In the meantime,...
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The UK 5th Carbon Budget
In amongst the excitement created by the Brexit vote, on 30th June 2016 the UK Government met its statutory requirement and announced the details of the 5th Carbon Budget which covers the period...
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UK Energy and Environment Sectors Face Post-Brexit Uncertainty
The UK energy market and the prospects for environmental safeguards face an uncertain future following the country’s referendum vote to leave the European Union. One-fifth of British business leaders...
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Politicians Strive to Reassure Infrastructure Investors Following Brexit Vote
The outlook for investment in housing, infrastructure and green energy projects in the UK remains uncertain following the referendum decision to leave the European Union, but politicians are now...
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Is Brexit an Opportunity to Rethink UK Carbon Pricing?
The UK’s exit from the European Union will make changes to UK carbon pricing unavoidable. Given the complexities and inefficiencies of the current policy mix, could Brexit be viewed as an opportunity...
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Can Politicians Win On Climate Change?
In the face of the climate change, we seem more and more like the fabled boiling frog: oblivious to our changing environment until it’s too late. Every year brings new stories of the hottest month on...
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Energy Efficiency: The Sweet Spot for an Economic Stimulus After Brexit
Brexit has opened a new era in British politics. Economic uncertainties and a potential slowdown in investment are likely to stay with us in the short to medium term. The Chancellor has made clear...
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2017: The Year When the World Economy Starts Coming Apart
Some people would argue that 2016 was the year that the world economy started to come apart, with the passage of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. Whether or not the “coming apart” process...
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MEPs Will Fight Brexit Deal that Lets the UK Become an Offshore Pollution Haven
Photo: London Green Party The European Parliament has indicated it will not accept a Brexit deal that will let the UK have lower environmental standards than the EU, writes Charlotte Burns...
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Don’t Throw Out the Energy Efficiency Baby with the Brexit Bathwater
Will Brexit put energy efficiency progress in the UK at risk, ask Jan Rosenow and Richard Cowart of RAP and Pedro Guertler of the Association for the Conservation of Energy? In electric appliances and...
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UK Nuclear Industry Wigged Out Over Brexit
There’s not enough time to get all the pieces of a new relationship with Euratom in place to meet the needs of the UK nuclear industry. Parliament agrees with the industry that the government needs to...
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Brexit, One Year On: Green Tape, Fossil Fuels, and Climate Science Deniers
On June 23 2016, 46 million voters merrily skipped to the polls to have their say about whether the UK should remain in the European Union. Early the following morning, it was revealed that 52 percent...
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UK Brexit Plan Stirs Up a Bitter Brew Over Euratom Status
The decision to leave Euratom, the body that oversees European nuclear safety, will have profound impacts – and may not have been necessary. (NucNet) Leaving the Euratom agency that oversees nuclear...
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