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Oct 31, 20241 min read
Oct 31, 20241 min read
Budget prioritises unnecessary spending over private investment in environmental solutions
Responding to the Budget, Conservative Environment Network’s Director Sam Hall said: “This high-tax Budget will scare the entrepreneurs...
Oct 30, 20241 min read
We need more money, from more sources, to adapt to climate change
Flooding in Asia, hurricanes in the Americas, wildfires in Europe—these will make up the sobering backdrop for negotiations around new...
Oct 30, 20242 min read
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
As the Conservative leadership contest enters its final stage, both remaining candidates are trying to prove that they merit the title of...
Oct 29, 20244 min read
BUDGET CUT TO NATURE-FRIENDLY FARMING WOULD BE DEEPLY UNPOPULAR
New polling from the Conservative Environment Network has shown rural communities are concerned by climate change and nature destruction...
Oct 28, 20244 min read
Transforming England’s farm payments system has been a Brexit boon. Why are the Conservatives embarrassed by it?
The transformation of England’s farm payments system has been a bonafide Brexit boon. And yet, the Conservative Party has consistently...
Oct 28, 20244 min read
If money’s tight, why waste it on futile GB Energy?
The fiscal pain of this Budget will be worse because of needless GB energy, writes Conservative Environment Network director Sam Hall....
Oct 24, 20243 min read
Competitive Renewable Energy Zones
International case study
Oct 23, 20248 min read
Electronic waste (e-waste)
A briefing for councillors wanting to reduce the amount of electronic waste that is generated in their local area.
Oct 22, 20248 min read
Labour blasted over farming Brexit betrayal ahead of looming budget
Labour’s plans to axe £100million from the budget of a key farming fund would be “a short sighted act of self harm”, a Tory MP has...
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be act of self harm, say Tory MPs
Conservative MPs have urged the Government not to cut the budget for nature-friendly farming, saying it would harm food security and...
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Labour risks breaking manifesto pledge by Budget cut to farming fund
The Government risks breaching its manifesto promises if it cuts a flagship farming fund at the Budget, critics have claimed. The...
Oct 19, 20243 min read
The job opportunities and riches lying in landfill.. and in your drawers
Bert Evans-Bevan | CEN blog
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick urged to set out plans for environment
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have been urged to set out their plans for bold environmental action. The Conservative Environment...
Oct 17, 20241 min read
Why on earth did we not say more about our great record on the environment?
The leadership election has energised our party again, but we must not forget why we are here. The last election was a painful one for...
Oct 17, 20243 min read
Green Tories urge leadership candidates to set out ‘strong environmental platform’
A network of Conservative politicians have urged the two remaining party leadership candidates to set out a ‘strong environmental...
Oct 17, 20241 min read
Tories warn of 'environmental disaster' in Chagos Islands with pristine ocean habitats left 'at the mercy of China' after Keir Starmer ceded sovereignty to Mauritius
Handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would leave a 'pristine marine ecosystem' at the mercy of China, senior Tories warn today. They...
Oct 14, 20243 min read
International E-Waste Day 2024: Councillor webinar summary
Kitty Thompson | CEN blog
Oct 14, 20243 min read
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