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Sunak planning to drop net zero policies in pre-election challenge to Labour
Sam Hall, who runs the Conservative Environment Network of more than 150 backbench MPs and peers, warned that the move could be...
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Rishi Sunak prepares to water down UK green measures
Sam Hall, head of the Conservative Environment Network, which counts about 150 Tory MPs and peers as supporters, said: “Slowing down...
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Sam Payne: Jumping the Queue - A very British conundrum
Sam Payne | CEN Blog
Sep 12, 20233 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
Sam Hall: Why today's announcement is a positive step towards unblocking new onshore wind
Sam Hall | CEN blog
Sep 5, 20234 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"...
Sep 4, 20231 min read
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...
Sep 4, 20231 min read
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...
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Britain’s heating revolution is on the right track, but it’s time to scale up
Megan Batchelor | CapX
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Lee Dalton: A carbon levy could protect British industry and tackle climate change
Lee Dalton | CEN blog
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Why the Government’s long-delayed waste reforms must go beyond recycling
Kitty Thompson | CapX
Aug 14, 20234 min read
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