Green Tories call for ‘environmental offer’ after sewage in rivers outcry
Tory environmentalists said the Government needed to do more to tackle the sewage crisis, with the Conservative Environment Network...
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- Mar 6
- 1 min
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 4
- 1 min
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...
- Feb 27
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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 13
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Tories call for 'Clarkson clause' to relax planning rules for farmers
A group of pro-green Conservative MPs is championing the introduction of a "Clarkson clause" named after the popular television presenter...
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Jeremy Clarkson hailed as top Tories call for ‘Clarkson’s Clause’ to encourage farm shops
The Conservative Environment Network also want to force supermarkets to pay more for food that meets sustainability standards and to...
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Masters of the (fresh country) air: Ministers urged to relax drone flying rules so farmers can use UAVs to precision bomb weeds and use less harmful pesticides on their crops
Aviation rules covering drones should be relaxed to allow farmers to use them to precision bomb weeds from the air, ministers have been...
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Tory MPs back calls for 'buy British' button on supermarket websites
Tory MPs have backed calls for a “buy British” button on supermarket websites to support local farmers. Duncan Baker and Alicia Kearns...
- Feb 12
- 2 min
England's green and pleasant land goes red as voters in more than half of the most rural constituencies switch support to Labour - as environmentalist Tory MPs say Brexit freedoms must be used to help
In a report endorsed by 27 MPs the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) is calling for inheritance tax on farmland to be abolished...
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Tories call for ‘Clarkson clause’ to encourage farm shops
A “Clarkson clause” should allow farmers to open farm shops without needing planning permission, according to a group of pro-green Tory...
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Inheritance tax rules should not punish green farmers
British farmers are angry, even if their response is not quite as dramatic as that of their French counterparts. Across the Channel, they...
- Feb 10
- 1 min
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 7
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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...
- Jan 17
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
‘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 9
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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...
- Dec 29, 2023
- 1 min
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 25, 2023
- 4 min
Cheaper EV charging and green tax cuts: Jeremy Hunt’s Net Zero options for Spring Budget
Jeremy Hunt should unleash a wave of green tax cuts to help build public support for the drive towards net zero, Conservative...
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