Devolution of energy and environmental powers: is the new settlement a lasting one in the face of Brexit?

The devolution settlement is changing under the Wales Act 2017 which received royal assent on 31 January 2017. This article explores what this means for energy and environmental powers in Wales, and also highlights the different attitudes to the devolution of powers following withdrawal from the EU.

The Welsh and UK Government have expressed different interpretations on where powers currently shared between Wales and the EU will lie.

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