Green Tories call for climate change commitments

Green Tories have urged their party not to “cede environmental leadership to the left” (Seren Hughes writes).

Sam Hall, director of the Conservative Environment Network, claimed the environment had consistently been among the public’s top-five issues during the parliament and said it would be “electorally wise” for all parties to set out “bold and practical policies to tackle climate change and restore nature”.

“Parties should be competing over how to improve the environment, rather than [argue] whether climate change or nature loss are problems,” he said. “[The Tories] should put forward a positive environmental agenda for the next parliament that will protect our communities, our country and our planet for generations to come.”

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