However, both options leave the UK without influence on EU policy formulation, thus giving the less progressive, fossil fuel-reliant member states more power, which may lead to disastrous effects for the EU and the rest of the world.
However, both options leave the UK without influence on EU policy formulation, thus giving the less progressive, fossil fuel-reliant member states more power. Research fellow and Irish Climate Change Advisory Council member, Joseph Curtin suggests that these circumstances may lead to disastrous effects for the EU and the rest of the world.