But there were some significant interventions from key party members in favour of the green transition. At Theresa May’s Conservative Environment Network (CEN) reception there was a long queue out of the door. “To be a conservative is to conserve,” the former prime minister told the crowd. “Net zero isn’t a cost to be minimised, it shouldn’t be seen as that. It is the growth opportunity of the century.”
Chris Skidmore, a former energy minister and chairman of the government’s net-zero review, also came out fighting, emphasising the impact that diluting policies could have on business. He told a fringe event:
“It’s undeniable that investors who are making decisions at this moment… are all looking for that long-term certainty.”
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