The EU will demand that future UK green rules evolve in line with European law to provide ‘corresponding’ levels of protection after the Brexit transition period, according to its newly agreed negotiating mandate

Environmental campaigners, including the father of British prime minister Boris Johnson, have expressed dismay after it emerged the European Environment Agency has removed the UK from its list of member states

The European Commission’s top Brexit negotiator is reported to be calling for a future UK-EU trade deal to be tied into a broader association agreement that will secure environmental standards in order to maintain a level playing field.

The EU is prepared to forge an 'unprecedented new partnership' with the UK after Brexit that would encompass climate action, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged

The UK is unlikely to diverge significantly from EU regulations after the Brexit transition period, a senior adviser to British prime minister Boris Johnson has said