Green credentials used to be considered a vote-winner but rhetoric around net zero has changed
At Conservative party conference this year, green politics is under attack.
This means many eco-friendly MPs – and there are a few – have simply stayed at home, and those who are here seem to be feeling depressed. After Coutinho attacked those who “view net zero as a religion” she turned up to a Conservative Environment Network event to remind them she is a member. The reception was muted, and those present were jokingly referring to themselves as “net zero zealots”.
He warned a fringe event: “It has caused concern – is the UK willing to demonstrate future leadership rather than roll back [on net zero]? It’s undeniable that investors who are making decisions right at this moment in boardrooms around the country about where to place their investments are all looking for that long-term certainty.”
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