Net Zero Festival: What can Margaret Thatcher's evolving climate views tell us about green politics today?

Cecilia Keating
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On day two of the Net Zero Festival 2024, historian Robert Saunders delves into the climate legacy of Thatcherism

Margaret Thatcher's evolving stance on climate change during her time as Prime Minister - which shifted from an initial reluctance to engage with the issue to a position of global environmental advocacy,...

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