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How to grow the green economy without increasing borrowing or taxes
Mark Garnier MP | BusinessGreen
Apr 3, 20244 min read
New-build homes must be fitted with solar panels, say Tory MPs
Conservative MPs have demanded the Government require all new homes to be fitted with solar panels to boost the UK’s energy security....
Apr 3, 20241 min read
Conservative policies are the most practical for reducing air pollution
Cllr Emma Marshall | ConservativeHome
Mar 19, 20243 min read
Heat pumps are a major opportunity for British manufacturers
Sir Bill Wiggin MP | BusinessGreen
Mar 15, 20242 min read
Tory environmental group reacts to Budget
Sam Hall, Conservative Environment Network’s director, said: “Although the environment wasn’t a major focus, there were some green...
Mar 6, 20241 min read
‘Spring Budget must hit accelerator on the electric vehicle transition’
Stephen Hammond MP | Politics.co.uk
Mar 5, 20244 min read
MPs call for end to 'unfair pavement tax' costing electric vehicle drivers £227 a year
MPs have called for an end to “unfair pavement tax” which sees electric vehicle owners paying £227 more to charge their car than drivers...
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Tory MPs want mandatory community benefits to boost take up of renewables across Britain
Tory MPs have urged the Government to introduce mandatory community benefits to win local support for new renewable energy projects....
Feb 27, 20241 min read
Mandatory community benefits can boost take up of renewables across Britain
Richard Graham | The Daily Express
Feb 27, 20242 min read
Hunt urged to scrap inheritance taxes ‘punishing’ eco-friendly farmers
Now, the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) is urging the Chancellor to overhaul the system in next month’s Budget. In a farming...
Feb 10, 20241 min read
Labour’s £28bn green U-turn is an opportunity for the Tories
Sir Keir Starmer has finally bowed to pressure to scrap his plan to invest £28bn a year on green projects. Rachel Reeves had already...
Feb 8, 20244 min read
Green Tories urge Jeremy Hunt to unveil Budget stamp duty cut for energy efficient homes that would reduce domestic bills and speed up improvements to UK homes that are the leakiest and coldest in Eur
Sam Hall, the director of CEN, added: 'At this critical pre-election Budget, the Chancellor will have to respond to calls from a wide...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
Developers must offer community benefits for green projects, Kwasi Kwarteng tells Sunak
Sam Hall, of the Conservative Environment Network, said: “High energy bills are front and centre in people’s minds going into this...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
MPs warn electricity prices must be "fair" to boost heat pump uptake
Duncan Baker said this will ensure families reap the benefits of Britain’s renewable energy to heat more homes. He added: “To see further...
Jan 17, 20241 min read
‘Green’ Tories attempt to block funding for Drax carbon capture project
Peter Bottomley MP said: “The proposed technology is not proven. “There must be no further subsidies for burning trees in our power...
Jan 17, 20241 min read
Alok Sharma attacks Rishi Sunak’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ oil bill
The Conservative Environment Network, a group representing around 150 Tories, said the benefits of the new bill “should not be...
Jan 9, 20241 min read
Government Denies Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill Is "Smoke And Mirrors"
However, Sam Hall, Director of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), told PoliticsHome on Monday that he believed the legislation...
Jan 9, 20241 min read
Force developers to offer perks for green energy projects, Tories say
Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network of more than 150 MPs and peers, said: “The growth in Britain’s renewable...
Dec 29, 20231 min read
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