The pressure on Grant Shapps from Conservative backbenchers will push him one way only: I’ve never heard of one who wanted less spent on defence. The new Energy Secretary is in a more testing position.
An emphatic 66 per cent are opposed to LDNs – and a socking great 83 per cent to the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030.
I don’t think that we serve our children or planet well giving in to the counsel of despair. Tackling it is more akin to an engineering challenge – one we know we can do.
Regardless of how the climate is changing, and to what extent, our attitude toward defending the most vulnerable Christians in the most hostile environments in the world cannot.
Flooding and pollution in England are issues we face year after year. While upgrading drainage and sewage infrastructure to manage heavier rainfall is part of the solution, it can only go so far in solving the problem.
He has been “consistent on this issue, beginning in his teenage years”, says US climate envoy.
They offer cost-effective interventions which also benefit local ecosystems and communities.
One MP compared the hold of the CEN over Conservative MPs to the Sparrows from Game of Thrones.
The Government should focus on using markets and pricing to change behaviour, not just persuasion.
Suffolk County Council includes it among the “challenges” that will mean tough choices on budget priorities.
The Government must ensure that domestic regulation and international trade agreements help the sector go green.
Our choice will be between the de-growth agenda of the left, or one of innovation, creativity and technological advance.
A majority agree that global warming is a reality. But there is scepticism about “net zero” targets and alarmist declarations about an “emergency”.
Our polling suggests that the dissenters’ take on events is seen as deeply eccentric by Tory voters.
The goalposts cannot be moved. We have a moral, legal, and economic duty to cut our emissions by 68 per cent of 1990 levels by 2030 and reach Net Zero by 2050.