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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
COMPETITIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY ZONES
This case study covers the Republican-led Texas state legislature and the Republican governor of Texas from 2005 to 2013 Introduction For...
Oct 23, 20248 min read
Labour blasted over farming Brexit betrayal ahead of looming budget
Labour’s plans to axe £100million from the budget of a key farming fund would be “a short sighted act of self harm”, a Tory MP has...
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be act of self harm, say Tory MPs
Conservative MPs have urged the Government not to cut the budget for nature-friendly farming, saying it would harm food security and...
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Labour risks breaking manifesto pledge by Budget cut to farming fund
The Government risks breaching its manifesto promises if it cuts a flagship farming fund at the Budget, critics have claimed. The...
Oct 20, 20243 min read
The job opportunities and riches lying in landfill.. and in your drawers
Bert Evans-Bevan | CEN blog
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick urged to set out plans for environment
Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have been urged to set out their plans for bold environmental action. The Conservative Environment...
Oct 18, 20241 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
Green Tories urge leadership candidates to set out ‘strong environmental platform’
A network of Conservative politicians have urged the two remaining party leadership candidates to set out a ‘strong environmental...
Oct 18, 20241 min read
Tories warn of 'environmental disaster' in Chagos Islands with pristine ocean habitats left 'at the mercy of China' after Keir Starmer ceded sovereignty to Mauritius
Handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would leave a 'pristine marine ecosystem' at the mercy of China, senior Tories warn today. They...
Oct 15, 20243 min read
International E-Waste Day 2024: Councillor webinar summary
Kitty Thompson | CEN blog
Oct 14, 20243 min read
Why Labour’s Chagos handover is a win for China – and a disaster for the ecosystem
John Flesher, the deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, agrees. “Many will rightly fear China’s clear desire to...
Oct 13, 20241 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
Labour's surrender of Chagos Islands risks world's largest marine protected area, warn MPs
John Flesher, deputy director of the Conservative Environment Network, said: “The government’s shameful decision to hand over British...
Oct 4, 20241 min read
Simon Lamb: Green conservatism should be the launchpad for renewal
Simon Lamb | CEN blog
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Tackling climate change requires Conservative values
One hundred and forty-two years after the world’s first coal power plant opened on London’s Holborn Viaduct, the UK’s last operational...
Sep 30, 20243 min read
James Cleverly: Conserving is in our name and nature, so let’s champion it.
James Cleverly | CEN blog
Sep 28, 20244 min read
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