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The hug a husky days are well and truly over - and four other green lessons from the Conservative Party Conference

James Murray
James Murray
clock 03 October 2016 •
The hug a husky days are well and truly over - and four other green lessons from the Conservative Party Conference

To the surprise of no one the green economy, clean tech, and the low carbon transition have been notable by their absence from this week's Conservative Party conference.

One of Theresa May's first acts in government may have been to wave through ambitious new carbon targets, her first international meeting may have been marked by the historic climate change alliance between...

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