Cities are surprising leaders in forest conservation
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Cities can be on the forefront of forestry by growing urban forests, protecting water systems in forests, taking political action and using their purchasing power.
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Diane Abbott says it is ‘frightening’ to hear what Tory donor Frank Hester said about her – UK politics live
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 12, 2024
Speaking on the BBC’s Politics Live, Kwarteng said: [Those comments] are clearly racist, and they’re clearly sexist. But he said he did not know for sure that Hester actually used those words.
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Whatever your politics, Chris Skidmore’s resignation will be a loss to the climate cause – here’s why
Terra Infirma
JANUARY 8, 2024
I’m sad about his departure, not because I agree with Skidmore’s politics – he’s a dry as dust economic Conservative – but because I don’t. This is something that the blindly tribal don’t understand – we need a diversity of voices calling for climate action, not just those we feel comfortable with.
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Conservation group calls for justice for the River Lugg
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
The regulations that protect our natural world are only effective if our regulators are properly funded, so we need to see resources and political support for enforcement restored.
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A Guide to the Anti-Net Zero Forces in Westminster Politics
DeSmogBlog
JULY 26, 2023
The Conservative Party’s victory at last week’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election has been credited to an aggressive campaign against the expansion of the Mayor of London’s ultra low emissions zone (ULEZ). It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land,” the IPCC has also said.
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Good COP, Bad COP? – Politics Weekly UK
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by Green MP Caroline Lucas and former Conservative energy minister Chris Skidmore Continue reading. So what can leaders agree that will make a change to the planet? And in the UK how far away are we from a greener economy?
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Conservative Party Given £651k by Aviation Industry
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The UK’s Conservative Party received £651,000 from the aviation industry between April and June this year amid doubts over the government’s commitment to cutting the sector’s emissions. He is also the CEO of Sheriff Global Group, which trades private jets, according to Politics Home. In 2019, Harborne donated £9.7
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Poll: Strong net zero leadership critical for Conservatives at next election
Business Green
JULY 28, 2022
Polling data from Onward and Public First highlights high levels of support among Conservative voters for UK’s climate agenda. Ditching the UK's net zero target could risk costing the new Conservative leader the next general election, new polling data released today suggests.
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Inside the Koch Industrial Empire and Political Machine
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
It got us thinking about them too — not just their role in politics, but about the company they built. The way the Kochs have secretly built their industrial empire tells us a lot about their approach to conservative politics. Koch Industries is one of the most influential energy and industrial firms in the world.
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Climate concerns wounded Conservatives in recent byelections
Clean Energy Canada
JUNE 29, 2023
Much has already been written about why the Conservative Party of Canada underperformed in the recent federal byelections. Two tectonic shifts have altered public opinion at a foundational level over the past few years, but the Conservative Party has yet to find its footing on this new landscape.
The Conservative climate plan is real, even if it raises a few questions
Clean Energy Canada
APRIL 15, 2021
We hope that political disagreements going forward can now focus on how we do better, rather than on doing less. We were pleasantly surprised to see the Conservative climate plan has its own version of a carbon price and acknowledges the economic efficiency of the policy.
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Tributes flow following death of Peter Ainsworth, Conservative MP and pioneering Green Tory
Business Green
APRIL 8, 2021
Former colleagues and friends have paid tribute to former Conservative frontbencher Peter Ainsworth, who played an integral role in pushing conservation and climate action into the political mainstream. My thoughts with Claire & their family. — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) April 8, 2021.
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Anti-green measures in king’s speech are desperate political play by Sunak
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Much-trumpeted legislation on new drilling will achieve nothing, but PM is hoping to put Labour on the spot UK politics live – latest updates Just over three weeks from now, King Charles will make the keynote address at the crucial Cop28 climate summit in Dubai, urging heads of government from around the world to act decisively on the climate emergency (..)
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MPs Challenged to Cut Ties with Polluters
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 15, 2024
A new campaign is calling on MPs to break the fossil fuel sector’s “chokehold” on politics in a critical election year. Lawmakers returning to work today (Monday) were greeted with smoke flares and a demand to “Stop Polluting Politics” from a banner hung off London’s Westminster Bridge. million in 2022.
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Theresa May urges Conservative Party to seize 'golden opportunity' of net zero
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Theresa May has urged her Conservative colleagues to unite behind the "golden opportunity" offered by the net zero agenda, hitting out at growing pockets of concern within the Party's ranks over the upfront investment required to drive down emissions over the coming decades. It is a unifying issue," the former Conservative leader said. "We
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Congress must keep path clear for SEC to require corporate political spending disclosure
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
After years of conservative obstruction in Congress, The post Congress must keep path clear for SEC to require corporate political spending disclosure appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, November 24 – In these challenging times, we must celebrate the wins where we can.
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Conservative Party-Linked Facebook Page, Canada Proud, a Major Source of Climate Disinformation
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 17, 2022
Leading the charge is Canada Proud, a right-wing Facebook page with close ties to the Conservative Party, which made post after post in the early days of the invasion urging the country to export more hydrocarbons to Europe. Shouldn’t the world be buying Canadian oil and gas instead?”. But it can end up being extremely effective.”.
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Tory swing voters switch to Labour after Sunak’s green retreat, poll finds
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Survey shows nearly 90% of 2019 Conservative voters say green industry is vital to UK’s economic growth UK politics live – latest updates Almost nine in 10 voters who intend to switch their support from Conservative to Labour candidates in the next general election believe that “green growth” is important for the future of Britain’s economy, according (..)
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Why The Conservative City Is Often Greener Than The Liberal One
Forbes Green Tech
JANUARY 3, 2020
When they cycle short distances rather than jump in their cars, residents of liberal American cities may consider themselves ecologically sound, but the greenest cities are often politically conservative.
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Will the new Conservative leader miss the forest for the trees?
Clean Energy Canada
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
As people who work on climate policy for a living, the news that Conservative leader Erin O’Toole had been unseated brought to mind four unsettling words: Here we go again. O’Toole’s Conservatives introduced a serious, if lukewarm, plan to meet Canada’s previous target of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 per cent.
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Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 11, 2024
The donation, which was registered on 4 January and declared on the MPs’ register of interests this week, was to aid Coutinho’s local East Surrey Conservative association with its campaigning activities. DeSmog has previously revealed that the Conservative Party received £3.5 Steve has never discussed environmental policy with him.
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Freak storm or political climate change?
Business Green
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The PM has already begun spending his Christmas political capital at a rate of knots, clearly hoping he can get the controversy out of the way early (a tactic that Mr Cameron would say can have mixed results). The political storm took out many of the Ministers previously associated with the sector.
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Marine Conservation Society joins legal action against government sewage spill plan
Business Green
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Conservation charity becomes co-claimant in legal action against the government over alleged failures in plan to tackle sewage overflows. The Marine Conservation Society has today announced it is backing legal action against the government over its failure to do more to tackle sewage spills into English waters.
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How diluting net zero goals could cost the Conservatives over a million votes
Business Green
APRIL 25, 2022
Published today, the poll findings also strongly indicate the Conservative Party would pay a heavy political price if it were to abandon or dilute the legally-binding climate target, as some net zero sceptic campaigners and MPs have suggested in recent months. Overall, Onward estimated the Conservative Party could risk losing 1.3
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Leading Climate Science Denial Group Registers Lowest Income for Seven Years
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 24, 2024
Founded by the late former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson , the GWPF has attracted criticism for its use of a subsidiary, Net Zero Watch , to front its campaigns. While the GWPF is a registered charity, and is in theory bound by Charity Commission rules limiting “political activity”, Net Zero Watch is a private company.
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Jordan Peterson’s New Online School Will Be Rife with Climate Crisis Deniers
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Over a dozen instructors associated with a new online school called Peterson Academy , created by Canadian conservative influencer Jordan Peterson , have disputed the existence of a climate emergency, or opposed solutions that could address dangerous levels of warming. Rex Murphy speaking at the 2014 UBCM conference.
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No 10 refuses to apologise after Sunak makes trans jibe while Brianna Ghey’s mother watched PMQs from gallery – UK politics live
The Guardian: Energy
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Downing Street says it was ‘legitimate’ for PM to highlight Starmer’s ‘U-turns’ despite strong condemnation Sunak’s comments Rishi Sunak starts by wishing the king a speedy recovery. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question at PMQs. Continue reading.
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Pathways Alliance Co-founder Donated to Pierre Poilievre Campaign, Records Show
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 4, 2024
But federal records newly reviewed by DeSmog reveal that the group’s co-founder has personally donated to the Conservative Party of Canada, whose leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning to abolish the country’s most prominent climate policy, a nationwide tax on carbon emissions, saying it brings “misery and suffering on the Canadian people.”
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I’m a Tory MP, but I know Rishi Sunak’s claims about the cost of net zero are false | Chris Skidmore
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The existing targets were fair and well considered, and enjoyed wide political support. Businesses and innovators are in a global race to create and deploy the technologies that will help us get there, and with a lack of clear political commitment Britain is lagging in some areas. It is now China.
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COP28: Watching Sausage Being Made Not for the Faint Hearted
Energy Central
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Highlights of the Observations of Several Energy and Climate Experts Attending COP28 Including Pros and Cons of Climate Finance Models In a bylined article titled “May Day at COP28” appearing online in the politically conservative American Thinker, nuclear engineer Joseph Somsel offered his personal views after the first week of being on (..)
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Government’s New Low Pay Advisor Heads Climate Denial Network
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The Conservative peer is the CEO of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), a new pressure group that shares its funders with GB News and is linked to some of the world’s most prominent climate crisis deniers, including psychologist Jordan Peterson. DeSmog has previously revealed that the Conservative Party received £3.5
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Tory Lord’s Firm Awarded New North Sea Oil and Gas Licences
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
A company whose largest shareholder is a former Conservative treasurer and major party donor has been awarded two new North Sea exploration licences, DeSmog can reveal. Conservative peer Michael Spencer currently holds an 18.8 There is no evidence that Deltic or Spencer used political contacts to secure the licences.
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Sunak to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 2, 2024
Exclusive: Decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’ Fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas under offshore wind-power sites for the first time, the government will announce on Friday, in a move which campaigners say is further proof that ministers are abandoning (..)
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Germany’s Springer media gets the climate crisis so wrong
Energy Transition
JANUARY 25, 2024
The new evidence that the German CEO of Europe’s largest media publisher, Axel Springer, (mis)uses his flagship tabloid, the arch-conservative Bild, to advance his personal views on the climate crisis and climate activism is hardly surprising, as the Springer Media group has been mixing right-wing politics and public information for decades.
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In Brazil, Right-Wing Think Tanks Align with Agribusiness to Seek a Path Back to Power
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 25, 2023
“I even took off my farm boots and wore high heels to come here today,” Camila Telles told the audience of political activists, business executives, and students at April’s Liberty Forum, an annual conservative gathering in Brazil sponsored by the Atlas Network. trillion in 2022.
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'A fight that will define the decades ahead': Conservatives seek to draw dividing lines over net zero plans
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
New Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary attacks Labour's green investment plans and promises 'pragmatic' approach to decarbonisation, but Tory backbenchers threaten 'political row' over government's own net zero policies
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The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Former Cop26 president says political parties not tackling climate crisis will pay heavy price at polls Political parties shying away from tackling the climate crisis will “pay a heavy price” at the ballot box, the former Cop26 president Alok Sharma has warned, as he and other Conservative MPs look set to force the removal of a de facto ban on new (..)
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Net zero is a huge opportunity for Scotland - and its political parties
Business Green
MARCH 25, 2021
A perceived failure by the Scottish Government to deal with climate change, or to protect Scottish jobs and industries during the transition to net zero, may have considerable political ramifications. But, if I were the Scottish Conservatives - or the SNP for that matter - I would sit up, listen, and start moving strongly on climate.
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Andrew Coyne Helped Run Charity That Gave $6.4M to Climate Crisis Denial Groups
DeSmogBlog
MAY 7, 2024
One of Canada’s top political journalists and pundits served on the board of a foundation that gave $6.4 The true figure is potentially higher because other conservative think tanks funded by Aurea don’t provide specific numbers about their overall media mentions. That averages out to roughly 60 mentions a day every day for 10 years.
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50 countries pledge to conserve 30% of land and water
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 12, 2021
The coalition is promoting actions against biodiversity loss and hopes that the pledge will lead to a successful conservation agreement during the Cop15 2021 summit in China. Besides the pledge to protect 30% of the planet, several countries in the coalition also made pledges to fund nature conservation projects. Greenpeace U.K.’s
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Colorado Regulators Stick to the Science for Permitting Wells in Weld County, Sidestep Broomfield’s “Political” Complaint
Energy Central
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Almost a week after the two-day hearing to consider a new oil and gas project just outside Broomfield, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) approved the proposed well site at Cosslett East and denied the city and county of Broomfield’s (CCOB) attempt to use findings from a flawed health survey to serve as a way to shut down any (..)
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European Parliament endorses call for EU geothermal strategy
ThinkGeoEnergy
JANUARY 18, 2024
The resolution, led by Professor Krasnodebski MEP from the European Conservatives & Reformist Group (ECR), calls for: A European strategy for geothermal energy to reduce administrative burdens and aid investments in buildings, industry and agricultural sectors across the Union.
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Autumn statement leaves UK lagging on green investment
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Climate experts lament a lack of boldness in Jeremy Hunt’s measures, which made no mention of energy efficiency Jeremy Hunt announces sweeping tax cuts for firms and workers UK politics live – latest updates Autumn statement 2023: key points at a glance OBR warns government finances face major headwinds until 2028 Jeremy Hunt began his autumn statement (..)
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Fuel poverty has become a major political issue again, after decades of neglect
Business Green
JULY 19, 2022
As the price of energy skyrockets, it is time for Britain's political leaders to finally take action to eliminate fuel poverty, writes British Energy Efficiency Federation's Andrew Warren. It is now 22 years since the murdered MP, Sir David Amess, steered his Warm Homes & Energy Conservation bill onto the statute book.
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