The Potential Effect Of Brexit On UK Environmental Law

The majority of modern environmental legislation in the UK is derived from EU law, either from directives that have been implemented by UK domestic legislation or from regulations that apply directly in EU member states such as the UK. With the advent of the UK's withdrawal from the EU following the referendum held last June, the question has arisen as to the effect of "Brexit" on UK environmental law. There is little clarity on this question now, as the UK government has yet to unveil its strategy on how and when it will implement Brexit. It remains unclear whether the UK government will seek to adopt an already-established model of being outside of but closely linked to the EU – for example, that of non-EU states that are part of the European Economic Area (EEA) such as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, or that of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states that are not EU or EEA members but gain market access to the EU primarily through bilateral agreements, such