Tory hopefuls Sunak, Mordaunt, Truss and Tugendhat commit to net zero

Alarm among green Conservatives at slow pace of candidates signing up to party environment network's goalsFour of the five remaining Tory leadership hopefuls - Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat - have committed to maintaining the government's legally binding goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.The contenders for the Tory leadership have signed up to a raft of pledges put forward by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), including continuing with the post-Brexit nature-friendly farming subsidies and switching to renewable energy. Continue reading...