The environment

Fact checks about the environment, climate change, renewable energy and animal welfare

13 July 2016

What does leaving the EU mean for energy and climate change?

Leaving the EU will have implications for the UK's emissions, renewable energy and air pollution targets, as well as its relationship with the single market for energy.

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What does leaving the EU mean for energy and climate change?
12 July 2016

What does leaving the EU mean for the environment?

We look at what the impact of leaving the EU will be on the environment in the UK.

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What does leaving the EU mean for the environment?
22 February 2016

UK carbon emissions are falling

The drop in UK carbon dioxide emissions was the largest since comparable records began.

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UK carbon emissions are falling

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