So many climate and energy questions left unanswered by the new #Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the EU.

Over the last week, @FredSimonEU and I at @eaEnergyEU have been looking into it.
Let's start with climate policy - non-regression in the deal means neither party can go back on current climate protections.

But how carbon cutting schemes, like the EU ETS, are replicated in the UK is still very much in question https://www.euractiv.com/section/emissions-trading-scheme/news/uk-carbon-trading-scheme-leaves-many-questions-unanswered/
UK carbon trading scheme leaves many questions unanswered

As the UK takes its first steps away from the EU, there are still plenty of open questions about how it will align with Europe on climate policy, and in particular, with the EU's flagship emissions...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/emissions-trading-scheme/news/uk-carbon-trading-scheme-leaves-many-questions-unanswered/
There's also chemicals regulation. The UK left REACH (the EU database) and is now faced with the marathon task of rebuilding it: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/uk-chemicals-industry-faces-1-billion-bill-to-build-post-brexit-database/
UK chemicals industry faces £1 billion bill to build post-Brexit database

The UK is facing a £1 billion bill to replicate the EU’s chemical database after the government opted to leave the bloc's REACH system on 31 December.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/uk-chemicals-industry-faces-1-billion-bill-to-build-post-brexit-database/
Then there's energy supply to the UK. It opted to leave the EU's internal energy market, raising questions about efficiency: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/power-flows-with-uk-less-efficient-since-brexit-eu-says/
Power flows with UK 'less efficient' since Brexit, EU says

Additional red tape and customs declarations means electricity will no longer flow as smoothly as it used to when the UK was a full member of the European Union, leading to “increased costs of energy...

https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/power-flows-with-uk-less-efficient-since-brexit-eu-says/
The more the UK diverges from EU policy, the more complicated the relationship will become (for any law fans, there are lots of rebalancing measures and partial terminations!)

We'll be keeping an eye on how this unfolds.
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