Basingstoke Transition Network statement on EU referendum result 24th June 2016

Basingstoke Transition Network statement on EU referendum result 24th June 2016

Basingstoke Transition Network (BTN) exists to promote community-based, forward-looking projects for transition to a low-carbon economy and robustness against climate change. The enormous threats posed by environmental degradation do not respect either borders or nationality, and the EU referendum result does not decrease our obligations to work individually and collectively to mitigate them. We call on all political sides to focus on co-operation and not to impede UK/EU/international collaboration towards our aims. We also urge UK politicians to increase environmental protection and carbon-reduction targets above the levels set by current EU agreements, and to strive for all appropriate higher thresholds, looking forward.

Basingstoke Transition Network, 28th June 2016.