Environmental Deregulation: Letter from the Environmental Policy Forum
For a very brief period of time in late 2022, Liz Truss was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. During that period, she set out a range of policies which collectively created a risk of regression on environmental commitments.
Responding to the development, the Environmental Policy Forum (EPF) teamed up to write a letter to the new Prime Minister, urging a more cautious approach that would allow her to deliver her objectives without putting nature at risk.
Before the EPF received a response to the letter, Truss stood down as Prime Minister for unrelated reasons.
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The Environmental Policy Forum is a coalition of professional bodies, including the IES, promoting environmental sustainability and resilience for the public benefit. It supports better policy decisions through joint letters and policy positions.
You can also find out more about policy for the built environment with more IES resources:
- Learn more about the latest policy developments with Essential Environment, including articles on the latest changes to planning policy, and our horizon scanning briefing on land and nature policy.
- Take a step towards developing your own policy skills through our training on ‘Understanding environmental policy’ and 'Influencing and Engaging with policy'.
- Support effective delivery of policy by joining our Environmental Policy Implementation Community.
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