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IEMA Webinar:The Environment and the EU Referendum15 06 2016

Nick Blyth (IEMA)

David Baldock, (IEEP)

John Henry Looney (Sustainable Direction

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The Environment and the EU Referendum

In the run up to the UK’s EU Referendum, this is your opportunity to hear from the IEEP directly on potential “Brexit” consequences for the environment and for environmental policy.

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Speakers and Panel

Nick BlythPolicy [email protected]

John Henry LooneyManaging DirectorSustainable [email protected]

David BaldockExecutive Director Institute for European Environmental [email protected]

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Webinar slides and recordingIEMA records all webinars and publishes them alongside the slides at http://www.iema.net/event-reports

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IEMA EU Referendum Poll results

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Poll 1 - Initial overview, Climate Change

Poll 2 - Infrastructure, Biodiversity, EIA

Poll 3 - Environment profile in campaign?

Polls achieving < 1,500 responses

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IEMA EU Referendum Poll 1 – highlights

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IEMA EU Referendum Poll 2

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Referendum Polls – Media coverage

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IEMA EU Referendum Poll 3

With less than one month to go before the UK EU referendum, do you think that voters have access to sufficient information to be able to take environment and sustainability factors into account when they cast their vote?

11.2%

85.5%

3.3%

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How important do you think environment and sustainability issues are going to be as a factor in voters’ decision on whether the UK should remain or leave the EU?

24.4%

68.5%

6.7%

0.4%0%

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Do you feel that environment and sustainability issues should receive a higher profile in the UK EU referendum debate in the time remaining before voting closes?

82.7%

12.2%

5.0%

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For UK to transition to a more circular economy, which of the following statements most closely reflects your view:

54.0%

26.5%

19.5%

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By implementing the European Commission’s Circular Economy package of measures the UK will be in a better position to transition to a Circular Economy

By developing its own set of policy measures the UKwill be in a better position to transition to a Circular

Economy

I don't know/don't have a view

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It is increasingly recognised that collaboration is a key element in making positive progress in the sustainable management of resources. Based on your experience, if the UK were to leave the EU, which of the following statements most closely reflects your view:

6.5%

18.3%

62.2%

13.0%

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Opportunities for businesscollaboration to transition to more

circular resource economy modes ofoperation would be enhanced


circular resource economy modes ofoperation would be unaffected


circular resource economy modes ofoperation would be reduced

I don't know/don't have a view

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To what extent do you believe REACH is effective in regulating and controlling the use of chemical substances?

3.3%

37.1%

17.2%

42.3%

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Not effective Moderately effective Very effective I don't know/ I have noexperience of REACH

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Please select the statement that most closely meets your view about the relative costs/benefits of the EU (REACH) approach to regulating chemical substances and their use.

18.3%

23.2%

11.8%

46.7%

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The overall environmentalbenefits of REACH outweigh

the costs to business andconsumers

The overall environmentalbenefits of REACH are

balanced by the costs tobusiness and consumers

The cost to business andconsumers of REACH outweighthe environmental benefits of

REACH

I don’t know/ I have no experience of REACH

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To what extent do you believe that the EU policy approach is needed to complement and support national level policies in addressing air pollution?

6.1%

34.0%

53.6%

6.4%

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Not required at all Makes a useful contribution Essential I don’t know/I don’t have experience of working in air

quality/air pollution

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If the UK were vote to leave the EU, do you think that legal standards for UK air quality would:

3.8%

42.3%

48.5%

5.4%

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Improve Remain about the same Reduce I don’t know/I don’t have experience of working in air

quality/air pollution

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In which country/countries do you MAINLY work? (Please tick all that apply)

85.5%

6.2%

21.6%16.7%

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England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Republic of Ireland Mainland Europe Other

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IEMA EU Referendum Polls – Media

Questions and Answers

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Questions and Answers

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