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Polling shows potential Tory voters want climate action

Dec 2

Press Release

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...

The world’s biggest polluters are killing us – they should pay for it

Nov 11

Opinion

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...

Keir Starmer doesn't see real reason Union Jack must keep flying over Chagos Islands

Nov 4

Opinion

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...

Budget prioritises unnecessary spending over private investment in environmental solutions

Oct 30

Press Release

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...

We need more money, from more sources, to adapt to climate change

Oct 30

Opinion

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...

Opposing big government means opposing climate change

Oct 29

Opinion

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...

BUDGET CUT TO NATURE-FRIENDLY FARMING WOULD BE DEEPLY UNPOPULAR

Oct 28

Press Release

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...

Transforming England’s farm payments system has been a Brexit boon. Why are the Conservatives embarrassed by it?

Oct 28

Opinion

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...

Why on earth did we not say more about our great record on the environment?

Oct 17

Opinion

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...

The Chagos Islands. On environmental protection, we must not surrender our sovereignty.

Oct 9

Opinion

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...

A textiles EPR scheme can make businesses responsible for the waste they produce

Sep 25

Opinion

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...

Aug 22

Opinion

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...

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