‘Doing What Matters Most’ but not too much of it: Environmental action in the Northern Irish draft Programme for Government
The Assembly is back from summer recess, and we finally have a draft Programme for Government - "Doing What Matters ...
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2024 Elections: Are UK Political Parties Ready for the Environmental Challenge?
In the run-up to the 2024 UK general elections, the political landscape is buzzing with promises, pledges, and plans. Among ...
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Finch in the Supreme Court and thinking about legal stock
With Finch, the UK Supreme Court has handed down an important, welcome decision on integrating climate into decision-making processes for fossil fuel ...
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European Parliament Elections 2024: Prospects for the Environment?
It might seem strange on a site dedicated to Brexit and the Environment to have a blog on the European ...
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Inter-governmental Relations: Clearing the smoke or stuck in the glue?
Recent developments on two topics are telling different stories on how inter-governmental relations within the UK are evolving in the ...
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Third time the charm? Comparing the Welsh approach to environmental principles with the rest of the UK
Whether we will see divergence or convergence in areas of devolved competence after Brexit has been a recurring question since ...
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The long way to a ‘principled’ Brexit in Wales: from the 2020 Task Group to the 2024 Consultation
A different approach, a sense of superiority, and uncertainty as to what the new regime would mean can all explain ...
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Late mover advantage? Designing a post-Brexit environmental watchdog for Wales
Brexit opened environmental governance gaps in the UK. During the UK’s membership of the EU, many practical environmental governance functions, ...
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The NI Assembly and Executive are back – what next for the NI environment?
After missing for two years, the Assembly and the Executive, especially the Minister in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and ...
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What is the death of Lough Neagh an example of?
Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland is dying. Eutrophication and ensuing wide-spread cyanobacteria bloom have ...
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NI Environmental Governance according to the OEP
For centuries, scholars interested in Gnostic thought could only get their hands on critiques (indeed, very harsh critiques) of Gnosticism, ...
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Green Goals or Fossil Fuel Frenzy? Unpacking the UK’s Energy Future
In the wake of the Prime Minister’s recent announcement granting numerous new oil and gas licenses, the UK’s post-Brexit energy ...
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