Microsoft Word - ClientEarth open letter to SoS Therese Coffey_FINAL_1.12.2022

ClientEarth warns that the UK government is in breach of the Environment Act 2021 due to missed deadlines for environmental targets and the Environmental Principles Policy Statement. The organization argues that these delays, combined with the 'sunset' provisions of the Retained EU Law Bill, risk a governance gap where EU-derived environmental protections are revoked before domestic replacements are fully operational.

• The UK government missed the statutory deadline of 31 October 2022 to lay finalised environmental targets before Parliament, placing the Secretary of State in breach of the Environment Act.
• The final Environmental Principles Policy Statement (EPPS), which guides ministers on applying environmental principles to policy, has not been laid before Parliament more than six months after the revised draft was presented.
• The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill contains 'sunset' provisions that could cause EU-derived environmental and health legislation to expire on 31 December 2023 without equivalent replacements.
• Clause 15(5) of the Retained EU Law Bill may prevent ministers from strengthening environmental protections because it requires replacement legislation to avoid increasing the 'regulatory burden'.

APA

ClientEarth (2022). Microsoft Word - ClientEarth open letter to SoS Therese Coffey_FINAL_1.12.2022. https://www.clientearth.org/media/c0opmdh2/clientearth-letter-to-sos-therese-coffey_1-12-2022.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Microsoft Word - ClientEarth open letter to SoS Therese Coffey_FINAL_1.12.2022. 2022. https://www.clientearth.org/media/c0opmdh2/clientearth-letter-to-sos-therese-coffey_1-12-2022.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2022microsoft, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - ClientEarth open letter to SoS Therese Coffey\_FINAL\_1.12.2022}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/c0opmdh2/clientearth-letter-to-sos-therese-coffey_1-12-2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }