New Tory leader won't ditch UK's net-zero target, says minister

George Eustice reassures public as he announces 50 landowners have applied to rewilding programmeFifty landowners have applied to a government scheme to rewild their land, the environment secretary has said, as he reassured green Tories that the net-zero target will be protected by the next administration.Speaking at the Conservative Environment Network's summer party, George Eustice acknowledged that people who care about the environment feel "apprehensive and anxious" about the Conservative leadership election. Continue reading...