Conservative Party

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: March 2025

The Tory leader has just torched the political consensus on ambitious climate action - the electoral calculus is likely to prove as deeply flawed as the economic analysis behind the move

The Conservative leader has declared the UK's net zero by 2050 target "impossible", sparking fury among climate campaigners, business groups, and some of her own party

Conservative leader to argue that reaching net zero by 2050 is 'impossible', prompting critics to accuse her of 'abandoning science and voters' and 'giving up on the economic opportunity of the century'

Uncertainty surrounds Conservatives' commitment to net zero, as former PM joins Shadow Cabinet Minister Robert Jenrick in attacking UK's 2050 climate goal

The government has taken a raft of positive steps to try and escape the Conservatives' economic doom loop, but Heathrow expansion represents a gamble that could quickly backfire

The victory of the self-styled 'net zero sceptic' suggests the UK is entering a new period of climate politics

Kemi Badenoch announces top team, with Victoria Atkins named as Shadow Environment Secretary and former net zero champion Andrew Griffith appointed Shadow Business Secretary

New Conservative leader has declared herself a 'net zero sceptic', but experts warn she will need a plan to boost green investment and meet the UK's legally binding emissions targets

The government urgently needs to resolve the row over proposals for zonal pricing - Labour's clean power target and its promise of lower bills depends on it