When the UK joined the EU in 1973, it was dubbed the 'dirty man of Europe' thanks to its out of control pollution, writes Craig Bennett. Since then EU laws have forced us to clean up our act. But if we leave, all that may go into the reverse, with terrible impacts on our air, water, health, and wildlife.
… It's only legally binding EU renewable energy targets that give us any hope that clean energy has much of a future in the UK, … with our neighbours. The time and political energy required to disentangle us from the EU, …