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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 LeadIEMAn.blyth@iema.net
John Henry LooneyManaging DirectorSustainable Directionjh.looney@sustainabledirection.com
David BaldockExecutive Director Institute for European Environmental PolicyDBaldock@ieep.eu
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Webinar slides and recordingIEMA records all webinars and publishes them alongside the slides at http://www.iema.net/event-reports
IEMA EU Referendum Poll results
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IEMA EU Referendum Poll results
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 results
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IEMA EU Referendum Poll results
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IEMA EU Referendum Poll results
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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%
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Opportunities for businesscollaboration to transition to more
circular resource economy modes ofoperation would be enhanced
Opportunities for businesscollaboration to transition to more
circular resource economy modes ofoperation would be unaffected
Opportunities for businesscollaboration to transition to more
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%
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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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IEMA EU Referendum Polls – Media
Questions and Answers
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Questions and Answers
Nick David John
Thanks for joining usYou’ll be sent a link to a feedback survey and access to the slides & recording from today’s session shortly