With Europe reeling from the results of the British referendum vote to leave the European Union on June 23 2016, most reports focus on the considerable political and economic upheaval to come. A sampling of insight into potential impacts on climate and energy policy: from From Phil McKenna at Inside Climate News (June 24) , “Brexit Sparks Worry About Fate of Global Climate Action” – with a subtitle, “many fear the wave of nationalism will harm international efforts to halt global warming” ; from The Guardian on June 27, “EU Out Votes Puts UK Commitment to Paris in Doubt” ; also, “UK votes to Leave EU: Fears grow for Climate Ambition” , and “5 Ways Brexit will transform Energy and Climate” from Politico Europe . For European energy policy, from Climate Change News, the “impact on the EU’s faltering carbon price would be ‘calamitous’”, and a considerable voice for low-carbon policies will be lost at the EU. Domestically, there are also fears that the government’s new Energy Policy, scheduled for Fall 2016, will be modelled on the energy manifesto of the “Fresh Start” conservative coalition, which includes eliminating the 2020 targets for renewables and investing in shale gas and new nuclear.