The timely report issued by the Institute for Government on 31 January 2019 ‘Brexit: two months to go’ (Joe Owens, Tim Durrant) is a reminder of how much key legislation remains unfinished, and is unlikely to be enacted before 29 March 2019.
environment
On 11 October 2025 Dawn Media and Breathe Pakistan convened a major conference on air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan.
Climate Change
On 26 June 2025 as part of London Climate Action Week https://www.londonclimateactionweek.org I attended the launch of the 7th edition of this hugely important and influential report and resource at the LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/ .
environment, International
It was great to make a first visit to Accra and Ghana in mid April 2025 to contribute to a workshop on nuclear liability as part of the European Commission programme in support of Ghana’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority, led by friends and colleagues from Vienna. I did sessions on nuclear liability, and on nuclear transport.
environment, International
From 28 to 30 January 2025 the UK and the EU were in an arbitration hearing in the Hague. The hearing concerned the UK and Scottish governments’ decision to ban sandeel fishing in certain areas of the Dogger Bank
