Conservative Party
'Opportunity to reboot': Moderate Conservative MPs serve up green recovery policy menu
One Nation Conservatives group of more than 100 MPs call for 2030 fossil fuel car ban, carbon tax and tree planting funding
Zoom in on Net Zero with PRASEG's Bim Afolami, MP
VIDEO: Conservative MP and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group joins BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray to discuss net zero, COP26, environmental taxes and delivering a green recovery from Covid-19
The Humber Estuary could help fuel a green recovery
Partnerships between business and government to back green industries such as sustainable aviation fuels are crucial as we restart the economy, argue Conservative MPs Lia Nici and Martin Vickers
The Cummings affair and the climate angle
Trust in the government has been eroded, and tackling climate change becomes more daunting still when politics demeans itself
Turning to nature for solutions
The government should put nature-based solutions at the forefront of its efforts to tackle the climate and ecological crises, argues Conservative Environment Network's Sam Hall
The decade-long inside story behind an onshore wind revival
Former RenewableUK deputy chief executive Maf Smith reflects on the rollercoaster ride that has finally delivered a major victory for the onshore renewables sector
Reports: Number 10 planning to revive Department of Energy and Climate Change
Minor reshuffle expected today as Boris Johnson prepares to replace Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith
The green winners and losers of the 2019 General Election
Who's in and who's out following the historic Conservative victory
Conservatives secure landslide election victory, as calls build for fast-tracked climate action
Boris Johnson leads party to historic election victory, with the Prime Minister facing immediate calls for government to deliver on promise of 'green industrial revolution'
Net Zero: Crucial election set to shape UK decarbonisation strategy
Voters are going to the polls with a mandate for net zero assured, but key decisions on the UK's climate policies and 'Green Brexit' plans hanging in the balance
Election 2019: What the main parties' manifestos say about zero-emissions transport
Sam Unsworth assesses whether Conservative and Labour Parties' manifesto go far enough to deliver net zero transport
Labour mulls lift off for Frequent Flier Levy
Shadow minister admits frequent flier levy may be the 'best available option' to halt growth in aviation emissions
Labour revs up plan for fully-electric bus fleet across England by 2030
Party pledges to invest £4bn in transforming all 35,000 buses operating in England to run on electricity, while expanding local bus services
'It is a very exciting industry to be in': Lord Barker on UK politics, Russia and net zero aluminium
Conservative peer and former Climate Change Minister is now on a mission to decarbonise the global aluminium sector at Russian giant EN+
Greens propose £12bn renewables blitz, as Tories unveil public transport plans
Green Party says investment drive would create 75,000 clean energy jobs, as Tories announce plan for £4.2bn Local Public Transport Fund
From idea-stealing to systems-thinking: The many paths to net zero
Parties may all now agree UK must hit net zero emissions by mid-century, but disagree on how to get there. BusinessGreen reports from last night's debate hosted by the Aldersgate Group, where party representatives thrashed it out
The Conservatives need a plan to deliver Net Zero - but what should it look like?
Richard Howard sets out a centre-right blueprint for hitting net zero
Net Zero by 2050: Your need-to-know green guide to the Conservative Party Manifesto
Tory party promises to ramp up offshore wind capacity and roll out a comprehensive fast-charging network, but skirts demands for radical 'climate emergency' programme
Tory Manifesto: Boris Johnson promises to put 'British ingenuity' at heart of net zero mission
Conservatives promise raft of new policies to create two million green jobs, but Labour counters that a lack of adequate funding pledges makes plan a 'blueprint for disaster'
Conservative Manifesto: Party promises green home upgrade drive in pursuit of net zero goal
Manifesto to reiterate support for net zero by 2050 target and deliver new £6.3bn fund to help improve energy efficiency of fuel poor households
The debate over the green industrial revolution will be televised
A televised climate debate is democratically essential, but it is not without risks
To win a climate election, parties need ambition, not compromise with the fossil fuel industry
It is turning into a 'climate election', but as Marc Hudson argues lessons from Australia suggests environmental campaigners may need to be careful what they wish for
Greenest Government (N)ever?
Boris Johnson promises a 'clean energy revolution' and the government deserves plaudits for its track record, but credibility is undermined by a refusal to reckon with the Tories' environmental failures
'Clean energy revolution': Boris Johnson to promise post-Brexit green boost
Prime Minister selects electric vehicle factory as backdrop for first major speech of election campaign, as Tories prepare to make environment a top manifesto priority
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