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Government Goes Back To The Drawing Board On Housebuilding After Lords Defeat
The plans to ditch the rules had been criticised by some green groups, who argued that the regulation was key to protecting the...
Sep 13, 20231 min read
Rishi Sunak under fire from Tory MPs over net zero after offshore wind auction ‘wake up call’
Sam Hall, director of CEN, described the auction as “disappointing”, and added: “The cap on offshore wind bids should have been increased...
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Rishi Sunak eases onshore wind farm rules as Tory MPs threaten revolt
Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network, said the statement was "a positive step towards unblocking new onshore wind"...
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Gove may be lifting England onshore ban, but wind still faces hurdles
Even those green Tories who have been pushing for the amendment have only given lukewarm support to Gove’s words. Sam Hall, the director...
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Scrapping housebuilder water pollution rules in England to cost taxpayer £140m
Sam Hall, the director of the Conservative Environment Network, said: “Conservative environmentalists support both home ownership and...
Aug 28, 20231 min read
Climate climbdown kerfuffle
Green blues: Sam Hall leads the Conservative Environment Network (CEN). He tells Influence that while it’s “very clear” ULEZ — seen as...
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