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International E-Waste Day 2024: Councillor webinar summary
Kitty Thompson | CEN blog
Oct 14, 20243 min read


Why Labour’s Chagos handover is a win for China – and a disaster for the ecosystem
John Flesher, the deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, agrees. “Many will rightly fear China’s clear desire to...
Oct 12, 20241 min read


The Chagos Islands. On environmental protection, we must not surrender our sovereignty.
It is shameful that the Government is giving away our sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It threatens Western security by...
Oct 9, 20243 min read


Labour's surrender of Chagos Islands risks world's largest marine protected area, warn MPs
John Flesher, deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, said: “The government’s shameful decision to hand over British...
Oct 4, 20241 min read




A textiles EPR scheme can make businesses responsible for the waste they produce
Second hand clothes may have gone mainstream - but we still have a long way to go to fix our textile waste problem, writes Baroness...
Sep 25, 20244 min read


‘Keep farming budget intact’
The former Cabinet ministers added that although such schemes were becoming “increasingly popular”, the reported Labour cutbacks meant...
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Government warned of ‘massive own goal’ if it fails to deliver on farming budget
In a letter to the Telegraph, former Conservative environment secretaries and ministers including Michael Gove and Therese Coffey have...
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Farming budget cuts ‘could cost jobs and scupper net zero’
Meanwhile, Michael Gove and Rebecca Pow are among nine former environment and farming ministers who said a potential £100 million cut...
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Don't cut nature-friendly farm fund, urge Tories
Four former Conservative environment secretaries have warned the government against cutting a fund that pays farmers in England to plant...
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Conservatism needs environmentalism
The election finished in July — thank goodness — and the right has moved on to the bit that everyone has been waiting not so patiently...
Aug 22, 20244 min read


Tory environmentalists put one candidate ahead of all others - but big question remains
Green Tories have had their say on who should be the next leader of the party. While one candidate has a strong lead, the survey reveals...
Aug 20, 20242 min read


Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
Framing net zero as a “burden” was an “electoral mistake” for the Tories, according to the director of the Conservative Environment...
Aug 16, 20244 min read


Starmer urged to ‘stand up to EU threats’ as Brexit ‘empowered’ UK to move away from ‘destructive’ bottom trawlers
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to "stand up to the EU’s threats" and ban bottom trawling in a bid to make the most of the UK’s newfound...
Aug 8, 20242 min read


I’m proud of what we Tories did for nature – we should have told voters about it
For nearly all of the last Parliament, I had the privilege of serving as a Minister in Defra , helping champion nature and improve our...
Aug 4, 20243 min read


Tories did more to clean up rivers than people think, ex-minister claims
More was done tackle river pollution by the Conservative government than they get credit for, an ex-environment minister has said....
Aug 3, 20243 min read


Jul 30, 20244 min read


Next Tory leader issued urgent warning by Boris Johnson and other ex party chiefs
Boris Johnson has emerged to lead a charge against the next Conservative Party leader watering down the party’s commitment to tackling...
Jul 29, 20242 min read


'Take bold action!' Boris weighs in on Tory leadership race as ex-PM puts pressure on hopefuls to 'finish job'
Boris Johnson has weighed in on the 2024 Tory leadership race as the ex-Prime Minister puts pressure on contenders to “finish the job”....
Jul 28, 20242 min read


Tory environmental group issues warning over Labour's green plans
Conservative Environment Network director Sam Hall said: “Environmentalists should welcome the ambitions of the new government to...
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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