Farstad, Fay, Carter, Neil Thomas orcid.org/0000-0003-3378-8773 and Burns, Charlotte (2018) What does Brexit mean for the UK’s Climate Change Act? Political Quarterly. pp. 291-297. ISSN 1467-923X
Abstract
This article examines the potential implications of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (so-called ‘Brexit’) for the success and survival of the country’s flagship climate policy, the Climate Change Act 2008. The impact of a ‘soft’ and a ‘hard’ Brexit for the main features of the Climate Change Act are assessed, building on documentary evidence and elite interviews with key policy-makers and policy-shapers. The article argues that the long-term viability of the Climate Change Act was being threatened even before the EU referendum, and that Brexit will do little to improve this situation. Even though the existence of the Climate Change Act is not under immediate threat, a range of issues presented by Brexit risk undermining its successful implementation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Authors 2018. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | Brexit – EU referendum – Climate Change – Climate Change Act – Emissions Trading Scheme – Energy |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Politics (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (ESRC) ES/R00028X/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2018 12:00 |
Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2025 00:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12486 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | No |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1467-923X.12486 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:127612 |
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