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At this election, Conservatives should not cede trust on tackling environmental threats
Sam Hall | ConservativeHome
Jun 5, 20244 min read


Green Tories warn Rishi Sunak not to junk Net Zero targets in a panic over Reform and Nigel Farage as poll suggests keeping climate pledges could help win back more lost 2019 voters than ditching them
Rishi Sunak is today facing pressure from green Tories not to junk Net Zero policies in a panic over the return of Nigel Farage ,...
Jun 5, 20244 min read


Green Tories urge their party not to cede environmental leadership to the left
Green Tories have urged their party to build on Conservative environmental successes with a raft of proposals to boost nature and tackle...
Jun 4, 20242 min read


Green Tories call for climate change commitments
Green Tories have urged their party not to “cede environmental leadership to the left” (Seren Hughes writes). Sam Hall, director of the...
Jun 4, 20241 min read


Rebalancing levies can cut energy bills even further
Sam Payne | CEN blog
May 28, 20243 min read


Lord William Hague's speech at CEN's Sam Barker Memorial Lecture
Lord William Hague | Speech
May 28, 202414 min read


Chris Grayling named top green MP by Conservative Environment Network
The Conservative Environment Network named their favourite MP as … Chris Grayling. Despite not being renowned for his action on the...
May 22, 20241 min read


Blair and Hague like ‘two old guys on park bench setting world to rights’
Lord Hague has said that he and Sir Tony Blair are like “two old guys on a park bench setting the world to rights”, as he revealed the...
May 21, 20241 min read


Green Tories back plans to boost UK woodlands
New manifesto from Conservative Environment Network comes amid fears government could break promise on peat compost ban and relax UK...
May 13, 20245 min read


Tory row to ignite over subsidies to wood-burning power stations
But a decision to continue subsidies would spark a Tory row as a report by the Conservative Environment Network urges ministers not to...
May 13, 20241 min read


Serve VENISON in schools and hospitals to help control deer population, Tory MPs tell government as they warn 'cheap and abundant homegrown meat' championed by Jeremy Clarkson on Clarkson's Farm is be
Ministers are being urged to take action to protect the environment while also boosting UK food security and lowering family bills by...
May 13, 20242 min read


Ministers consider making UK’s carbon targets easier to meet
In other UK news, the Times reports that “ministers are preparing to extend subsidies to wood-burning power stations despite Tory MPs...
May 13, 20241 min read


MPs blast local authorities for wasting taxpayer money by planting wrong trees
The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) has called for action in its tree planting manifesto released today. Kitty Thompson, senior...
May 13, 20241 min read


Slash red tape to kick-start expansion of forests, Tory MPs say
In a manifesto to be launched this week, the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) say that fast tracked access to government cash for...
May 12, 20242 min read


Conservatives should learn from Houchen and Street to be loud and proud of their environmental record
Sam Hall | ConservativeHome
May 7, 20244 min read


Upgrading to a net-zero grid means we must make sure affected communities benefit directly
Peter Aldous | PoliticsHome
May 7, 20243 min read


Don’t cut the green crap: Why reversing climate policies might be a mistake
Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), had a different take. “In terms of policy, I think the government is...
May 1, 20241 min read


Government under pressure to set up green levy on UK imports
Ministers are under growing pressure to firm up plans for a green levy on imports to the UK before the general election campaign. The...
Apr 22, 20244 min read


Celebrities and MPs push for the government to ban the sale of peat compost to gardeners
MPs and celebrities have urged ministers to bring forward a ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners. Former environment secretary...
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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