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CEN: Reeves' Tory speech is welcome, but will it be undermined by statist ideology?
Sam Hall, Director of the Conservative Environment Network, responded to the Chancellor’s speech for growth in Oxfordshire: “The...
Jan 291 min read
Polling shows potential Tory voters want climate action
New polling for the Conservative Environment Network found that those who are open to voting Conservative at the next election favoured...
Dec 2, 20244 min read
The world’s biggest polluters are killing us – they should pay for it
The COP29 climate summit is upon us, and a new global climate finance goal will dominate the agenda. Now more than ever we need to step...
Nov 11, 20243 min read
Keir Starmer doesn't see real reason Union Jack must keep flying over Chagos Islands
Britons are known worldwide for our love of gardening and the natural world. As Conservatives , we have always put our ‘green and...
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Budget prioritises unnecessary spending over private investment in environmental solutions
Responding to the Budget, Conservative Environment Network’s Director Sam Hall said: “This high-tax Budget will scare the entrepreneurs...
Oct 30, 20241 min read
We need more money, from more sources, to adapt to climate change
Flooding in Asia, hurricanes in the Americas, wildfires in Europe—these will make up the sobering backdrop for negotiations around new...
Oct 30, 20242 min read
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
As the Conservative leadership contest enters its final stage, both remaining candidates are trying to prove that they merit the title of...
Oct 29, 20244 min read
BUDGET CUT TO NATURE-FRIENDLY FARMING WOULD BE DEEPLY UNPOPULAR
New polling from the Conservative Environment Network has shown rural communities are concerned by climate change and nature destruction...
Oct 28, 20244 min read
Transforming England’s farm payments system has been a Brexit boon. Why are the Conservatives embarrassed by it?
The transformation of England’s farm payments system has been a bonafide Brexit boon. And yet, the Conservative Party has consistently...
Oct 28, 20244 min read
If money’s tight, why waste it on futile GB Energy?
The fiscal pain of this Budget will be worse because of needless GB energy, writes Conservative Environment Network director Sam Hall....
Oct 25, 20243 min read
Why on earth did we not say more about our great record on the environment?
The leadership election has energised our party again, but we must not forget why we are here. The last election was a painful one for...
Oct 18, 20243 min read
The Chagos Islands. On environmental protection, we must not surrender our sovereignty.
It is shameful that the Government is giving away our sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It threatens Western security by...
Oct 10, 20243 min read
A textiles EPR scheme can make businesses responsible for the waste they produce
Second hand clothes may have gone mainstream - but we still have a long way to go to fix our textile waste problem, writes Baroness...
Sep 26, 20244 min read
Conservatism needs environmentalism
The election finished in July — thank goodness — and the right has moved on to the bit that everyone has been waiting not so patiently...
Aug 23, 20244 min read
I’m proud of what we Tories did for nature – we should have told voters about it
For nearly all of the last Parliament, I had the privilege of serving as a Minister in Defra , helping champion nature and improve our...
Aug 4, 20243 min read
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This election confirmed the limited rewards of rowing back on Net Zero
Sam Hall | ConservativeHome
Jul 15, 20244 min read
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