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Conservatives must accept that the age of fossil fuel dominance is over
Virginia Crosbie MP | CapX
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Vicky Ford MP: To show he is still serious about Net Zero, Sunak should tackle the issues with our
Vicky Ford MP | ConHome
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Week-in-Review: Rishi Sunak is running out of time
Sam Hall, Director of the Conservative Environment Network, an organisation which boasts a mighty parliamentary caucus. “There is no...
Oct 21, 20231 min read
Let’s have clear labelling on what can be recycled but leave councils with flexibility on collection
Forcing residents to sort their household waste into seven different bins is generally agreed to be madness. But seizing the opportunity...
Oct 20, 20234 min read
Green Tories round on Rishi Sunak over net zero
Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), has said Rishi Sunak must take “bold steps” on net zero to bolster his...
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Government slumps to by-election defeats, as Tories accused of misreading public mood on green issue
Sam Hall of the Conservative Environment Network urged the government to rethink its stance on environmental issues, arguing Ministers...
Oct 20, 20231 min read
This Recycling Week, can we finally fix the bin situation?
Kitty Thompson | CEN blog
Oct 18, 20233 min read
Delays to climate targets will cost renters and drivers more money, government advisers conclude
John Flesher, deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, said: "The prime minister is right that we need to bring people...
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Oct 12, 20234 min read
William Hague warns Rishi Sunak over net zero ‘dithering’ as winter energy security fears grow
Writing in a foreword to a new collection of essays on energy security for the Conservative Environment Network, Lord Hague did not refer...
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Return from a war zone
IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: The global effort to tackle climate change will fail without the center-right leading the way, former Tory...
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Still holding the (train) line
Theresa May warned Sunak at a Conservative Environment Network event not to water down the U.K.’s net-zero commitments further (more in...
Oct 9, 20231 min read
On net zero, the Conservatives are increasingly estranged from business
But there were some significant interventions from key party members in favour of the green transition. At Theresa May’s Conservative...
Oct 5, 20231 min read
From a Conservative environmentalist perspective: mixed feelings
It’s hard to think of a policy issue where “long-term decision-making” is more important than our stewardship of the natural world. It is...
Oct 3, 20232 min read
Targeted tax cuts can keep us warmer every winter
Sam Payne | BusinessGreen
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Uxbridge by-election was not won on ‘anti-environmental’ vote, warns May
Theresa May has warned her party not to overinterpret last summer’s Uxbridge by-election as an “anti-environment” vote. Tory success in...
Oct 1, 20231 min read
The rebels scale the barricades in Manchester
If one predecessor wasn’t enough: Theresa May is rocking up to the Conservative Environment Network at 7 p.m., the New Conservatives hold...
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Net zero isn't act of economic harm, Theresa May says
And it came up again during Mrs May's speech at a fringe event organised by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) on Monday evening....
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Conservatives can't say no to everything, says minister
During a panel discussion run by the Conservative Environment Network, several audience members expressed support for the government's...
Sep 30, 20231 min read
Sam Hall: Tories must rediscover their green voice at Conference
Party conference comes after a bruising few weeks for the Conservatives’ environmental credentials. Delays to the electric vehicle...
Sep 30, 20234 min read
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