Report by the Roundtable on Environment and Climate Change on Environmental Governance in Scotland on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU

Abstract

This study commissioned by the Scottish Government reviews possible issues relating to future environmental governance in Scotland post-Brexit. The expert group drafting this report was tasked to look at Scotland’s policy and governance needs and to the main issues arising as a result of Brexit. The report identifies key areas where there is a risk of disadvantage without intervention, namely: access to expertise in professional policy and practice networks; access to skills; and oversight mechanisms provided by the Commission and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) around verifying compliance with and enforcement of environmental law.