Only revolutionary new laws can stop Brexit harming the environment | Michael Jacobs

Michael Gove has promised an independent watchdog but not what is required - legally enforceable targetsAs the EU withdrawal bill inches its way through parliament, the environmental implications of Brexit are being revealed. Leaving the European Union could be the single most environmentally damaging act taken by government in the past half-century.Almost all this country's environmental policy derives from our membership of the EU. Across the full range of issues - air and water pollution, habitats and species protection, waste management and recycling, energy efficiency, carbon emissions and energy policy - it is EU regulation that has raised standards. Continue reading...