12 major organisations campaigning for the highest possible environmental standards and protections – in legislation, trade & the future relationship #GreenerUK
Dec 22, 2023 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
⏰ The #GreenerUK project is ending!
Over 7 years we have worked with NGOs, parliamentarians & businesses to track changes to environmental protections & improve legislation
Look 👇 for some highlights - and what comes next
For there’s still much more to do
Greener UK was formed by major green groups after the #Brexit vote
We immediately sought to identify potential gaps in protections with the 🇬🇧 leaving the 🇪🇺
... And realised the massive impact Brexit could – and would – have on our environmental laws /2 endsreport.com/article/185113…
Oct 12, 2020 • 52 tweets • 22 min read
[DEBATE THREAD] It's #AgricultureBill time🚜Today MPs will participate in some of the most important #Brexit votes to date, including to #SaveOurStandards. Tune in here for all the main takeaways👇
But first, it's worth remembering the journey we've taken to this point. In 2018, the government announced "landmark" agricultural reforms to a subsidy system that would reward British farmers for improving nature and tackling climate change gov.uk/government/new…
Oct 12, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The Future British Standards Coalition interim report – out today as the #AgricultureBill returns – shows that we can maintain bans on lower quality food imports AND sign ambitious trade deals.
But the report also shows a few other things… [1] sustainweb.org/news/oct20-fut…
Some have sought to claim that putting safeguards in law will unfairly impact or stop #trade with poorer nations. This is misleading. We *already* trade w/ countries in the Global South and can continue to do so. & setting high import standards has helped to increase exports [2]
