Essay authors​

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• Ben Goldsmith: Foreword

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Part one: Conservatism and conservation

Should the environment matter to conservatives? 

• Roger Scruton: Free society is the best safeguard of the environment

• Geoffrey Lean: Doing the right thing

• Michael Gove MP: Nature belongs at the heart of education

• Owen Paterson: Natural Capital: growing the economy, improving the environment

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Part two: Small state, big solutions

Can the free market be harnessed towards environmental growth?

• Richard Sandor: Sticky taxes can never beat market mechanisms

• James Wolfensohn: Smart infrastructure needs smart finance

• Kathryn Murdoch: Plenty more fish

• Michael Liebriech: Clean energy needs less regulation, not more

• Sir James Dyson: Believe in the drawing board

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Part three: Resilience and results

Are shareholder value and consumer confidence linked to environmental impact? 

• Sir Stuart Rose: The five drivers of green growth

• Sir Ian Cheshire: Don't let businesses go it alone

• Paul Polman: The transformational change imperative

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Part four: Cities and regions

Can local authorities thrive without environmental security?

• Michael Bloomberg: Clean cities mean healthy growth

• Arnold Schwarzenegger: The four legs of a stable future