If re-elected I’ll invest at least £60 MILLION for new cycle & walking routes A YEAR 📈

That’s a DOUBLING of investment to £20 per head ✅

I am the only candidate in this election with a serious plan for active travel & I will retain the Cycling & Walking Commissioner role 🚲🚶🏻

Brexit allows us to do this.
Even if it leaves the EU huffin’ we will safeguard the Puffin.

As welcome as it is to see Labour commit to nature recovery, it would be good for them to acknowledge (and commit to retain) the ground-breaking nature policies in the Agriculture and Environment Acts, and to put forward concrete policies of their own. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🐧 Today is #WorldPenguinDay !

To celebrate, we're looking back on our Save British Penguins Campaign.

🌍 Learn how the UK government helped protect one-third of the world's penguins.

🚨 CEN RESPONDS🚨

Following the government's decision to delay the Deposit Return Scheme, CEN's Kitty 🐿 said:

'It is disappointing... [but] with yet more time to play with, it is essential for the government to use it to listen to industry and provide them with clarity.'

This is important new research by Green Finance Institute showing the economic cost of biodiversity decline in the UK, estimated to be up to 12% of GDP by 2030s. If we want long-term growth and prosperity, we have to stop the decline in nature. greenfinanceinstitute.com/news-and-insig…

Railway passenger numbers in the UK, 1829–2016.

As the government has ruled out energy efficiency regulation for private rented homes, landlords should be allowed to deduct costs of efficiency improvements from their tax liability as an incentive instead. This would be a win-win-win for tenants, landlords, and energy security.

NEW ANALYSIS

⛰️🔥Fossil fuels fell to a record-low 2.4% share of British electricity, for 1hr, earlier this month
📉Until 2022, it'd never been below 5%
📊Record 75 half hrs below 5% in 2024ytd
🎯Grid manager NGESO says its on track for 0% next yr

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carbonbrief.org/analysis-fossi…

Yesterday, the Conservative Environment Network team set up shop at the APPG for Cycling & Walking Parliamentary drop-in for walking and cycling.

🚲 Thank you to all the CEN MPs who joined us to discuss how boosting walking and cycling can:

🚗 Lower congestion
☁️ Reduce air pollution
🏃 Improve fitness

This article shows there is a broad spectrum of Conservative parliamentarians in support of a carbon border adjustment mechanism based on pro-market, pro-security, and pro-industry arguments. The government should move forward with their proposals for a CBAM.

🌍 Today is #EarthDay2024 !

CEN's Bert Evans-Bevan looks at what the government can do to tackle plastic pollution, including:

🏭 Extended producer responsibility
♻️ Implementing Simpler Recycling reforms

Read below: 👇

cen.uk.com/post/this-is-h…

It is very welcome that Rebecca Pow & Defra UK are taking forward this important commitment from the Plan for Water & Conservative Environment Network water manifesto to ban wet wipes, which cause expensive blockages in our sewers, harming water quality and pushing up bills.

It's good to see Steve Barclay celebrating ELMS as a Brexit win, helping to boost environmental action & food security. Together with action to limit EU super-trawlers in marine reserves, our environmental policy offers some of the clearest Brexit wins. express.co.uk/comment/expres…

🌍 Today is #EarthDay2024 . This year’s theme is ‘Planet vs Plastics’,

🧐 But what has the government done to reduce plastic pollution and what does CEN think are the next steps?

Listen to CEN MPs Selaine Saxby MP & Alicia Kearns MP and CEN's John Flesher below 👇

🌳 It was great to see some of CEN's fantastic ambassadors last Saturday at our ambassador away day.

🗣 Thank you to our speakers local MP Felicity Buchan MP, Dave Powell from Climate Outreach, Jess Ralston from ECIU, and CEN's Director Sam Hall.

👏 Today, Steve Barclay and Defra UK have launched a new Water Restoration Fund.

🌊 Water company fines will now be spent on on-the-ground projects to improve the water environment.

This was the headline policy in our Water Manifesto: 👇
cen.uk.com/changing-cours…

Read the…

🌳🔵 CEN MPs are asking the government to ensure the 'Future Homes Standards' deliver green homes.

These should include:

☀️ Installing solar panels on all new homes
🪟 Improving airtightness and ventilation to cut bills

More in 🧵 below:
inews.co.uk/news/new-build…

🚨 Are you a local councillor or local leader who hasn't signed up for our next webinar on water quality?

📺 CEN's Kitty 🐿 explains why this is one you will not want to miss...

'It is now time for Conservatives to prove that there is a pro-market alternative to their Green Prosperity Plan.'

✍️ Mark Garnier explains why we need a Conservative approach to net zero for BusinessGreen

businessgreen.com/opinion/419242…