Institute for European Environmental Policy UK
IEEP UK is a sustainability think tank and not-for-profit charity with over 45 years of experience. As part of the broader IEEP family, we are committed to advancing evidence-based research, analysis and policy insights in the UK. ieep.uk
- 🌫️🍃𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬? Taking place on 26 February, from 15:00-16:30 (UK time), we’ll be hosting a webinar exploring UK air quality standards and whether alignment with World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines is achievable.
- This follows our recent report on air quality policy in the UK & EU which found that Britain is currently falling behind Europe on key pollutants, and highlighted how post-Brexit legislative independence offers an opportunity for the UK to exceed EU air quality regs and move closer to WHO targets.
- The webinar will pick up the discussion on the feasibility of UK alignment with EU and ultimately WHO limit values, examining opportunities and barriers along those pathways.
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- 🗓️𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨: 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐔𝐊-𝐄𝐔 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 Taking place on 5 February at 12pm (UK time), we’ll be exploring the progress so far on the environmental commitments made as part of the UK-EU Reset.
- This webinar will be chaired by IEEP UK’s Executive Director Ben Reynolds and feature an expert panel including Alistair Carmichael MP, Professor Emily Lydgate, IEEP UK honorary fellow David Baldock and PAN UK's Josie Cohen.
- You can find out more about the webinar and register to attend by following the link below 👇 ieep.uk/news/event-i...
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- 🖥️𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊-𝐄𝐔 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭? On 5 February 2026, from 12:00-13:30 UK time, IEEP UK will be hosting a webinar on the state of the environmental commitments made as part of the UK-EU Reset.
- This is the first event of IEEP's anniversary year – in 2026, we’re celebrating 50 years at the forefront of environmental policy across the UK and Europe.
- From fishing deals to plans to link emissions trading schemes, to the veterinary agreement, this webinar will explore the progress made to date on these commitments. What will their impact be on the environment, businesses, and the public?
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- Reposted by Institute for European Environmental Policy UKA really useful new report from @ieep-uk.bsky.social on merits of a renewed cooperation between the UK & the European Environment Agency (EEA)🌱📈 Also looks in depth at other non-EU members including Switzerland & Turkey. Read full policy paper here @europeanmovement.co.uk 👇 ieep.uk/publications...
- We’ve just published a new report on the benefits of renewed cooperation between the UK and the European Environment Agency (EEA)🌱📈 This paper delves into practical considerations on closer cooperation between the UK and the EEA/Eionet.
- We analyse the forms of cooperation, costs involved and time taken by countries to negotiate an agreement with the EEA, examining the various options for the UK to move from its current ‘standing still’ position to a more active and participatory stance.
- You can read the full report here 👇 ieep.uk/publications...
- 🔎New insight: Six opportunities for environmental policy in 2026 "Increased coverage over the last week of the UK Government’s legislative plans to further cement ties with the EU will not come as a surprise to those tracking the follow up to the May 2025 Reset."
- "It will take more than a few photo opps to put in place the much-heralded linkages of energy markets, emissions trading schemes, and veterinary agreements to remove trade barriers for agri-food products."
- "Without wanting to detract from the impact (for the environment) of securing these, the new year provides a good moment to consider whether closer ties may come with more strings or make a stronger safety net."
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- This afternoon, IEEP UK Executive Director Ben Reynolds and Honorary Fellow David Baldock are presenting to the Environmental Audit Committee on our proposal for an inquiry on the state of UK-EU cooperation on the environment.
- This is taking place as part of 'The Environment in Focus': the EAC's call for ideas for new inquiries focused on the environment, climate change and nature. You can watch IEEP UK's presentation from 15:30 on Parliament TV by following the link below 👇 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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- The UK Government has today published its updated Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). This includes a revised date for when air quality targets for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) will be met, matching the current EU target.
- IEEP UK called for the UK to align with the EU’s higher air quality standards in our latest State of Play Report, as part of our ongoing focus on tracking divergence of UK environmental policy from the EU after Brexit. You can read our full state of play report here: ieep.uk/publications...
- The announcement that the Government has now committed to align with EU standards and timeframe for this key air pollutant is therefore welcome, although it marks only a small first step towards the broader improvements to air quality that we need.
- Read our full reaction to the EIP announcement on air quality here: ieep.uk/news/news-ne...
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- IEEP UK was quoted in an article in @theguardian.com yesterday which reports that the EU’s Ambassador has met with the environment secretary to raise concerns that UK planning proposals may constitute regression from the existing nature protections that the UK committed to when leaving the EU.
- These commitments were part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and it is understood that the EU fears the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill would affect the level playing field, and risk the proposal to link electricity markets tabled at the 19 May UK-EU Reset agreement.
- You can read more here: ieep.uk/news/in-the-...
- We're looking forward to welcoming a brilliant panel of speakers to our webinar on UK Forest Risk Commodities (FRC) legislation next Tuesday 28 October. There's still time to sign up to attend through the link below: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Chaired by IEEP UK Chair Malini Mehra, we'll be hearing from Pippa Heylings MP, Nicola Brennan (WWF-UK), Nora Hiller (IEEP AISBL), Joe James (Sainsbury's) and Ed Worsdell (IEEP UK). @pippaheylings.bsky.social @wwf.org.uk @sainsburys.bsky.social @ieep.eu
- Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the urgent need for FRC regulations in the UK, and opportunities for alignment with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR). With plans to simplify the EUDR announced this week, this session is a timely opportunity to dig into the detail.
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- 🗓️ Less than two weeks to go until our webinar on the UK's forthcoming deforestation regulation Join us on Tuesday 28th October, at 10.00-11.30 UK time, for our next webinar 'UK FRC: What's Next for Deforestation Regulation in the UK?'
- In this session, we will look at the UK’s forthcoming Forest Risk Commodities (FRC) legislation – which will shape how companies tackle deforestation in their supply chains – and examine the opportunity for alignment with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR).
- With the EUDR facing delays and ongoing debate over its future, this session comes at a crucial moment for both UK and EU action on forest protection. 👉 You can sign up using the link below: ieep.uk/news/event-u...
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- MPs call for more scrutiny on post Brexit environmental divergence following findings of IEEP UK report ICYMI yesterday’s front page coverage in the Guardian of IEEP UK’s new report on environmental legislation and how the UK has diverged with EU: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- More coverage in today’s Guardian following up on the findings of the report, as MPs Stella Creasey and Richard Tice call for a new Parliamentary committee to be set up to scrutinise where this divergence is happening. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Where the EU has in most areas of environmental law gone further and faster in the last five years, the UK Parliament could do well to at least look at and understand new EU environmental legislation, if not recommend following suit. Read our findings and recommendations: ieep.uk/divergence-s...
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- 📄🌍New IEEP UK report on UK-EU environmental divergence since Brexit This morning, IEEP UK launched its annual ‘Divergence in UK/EU Environmental Policy: State of Play’ report, which tracks legislative divergence across nine different thematic policy areas since the UK left the EU.
- Our assessment looks at a wide variety of legislation in the EU and across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and for the first time rates the level of divergence in environmental policy between the EU and the four UK nations.
- The report points to a widening gap in ambition and action, with the UK falling behind the EU in several critical policy areas – often ‘diverging by default’ as the EU makes ambitious updates to what was once a ‘Common Rulebook’ shared by both parties.
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