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David Cameron's party conference speech: Greenpeace response

Last edited 10 October 2012 at 1:19pm
10 October, 2012

Responding to David Cameron’s party conference speech, Greenpeace’s political advisor Joss Garman said:

“David Cameron rightly described the challenges facing this country. Why then has he allowed the UK to slip in the global green energy race? Why has he allowed uncertainty to stymie crucial investment in clean technologies? Why is he happy for the “greenest government ever” to change colour? It’s a sink or swim moment for green growth in the UK. Billions of pounds of investment rest on the PM offering his backing for decarbonisation of the electricity sector by 2030.”

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Greenest government YouGov survey results

Last edited 19 March 2012 at 12:33am
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19 March, 2012

Only two per cent of people believe that the coalition is the ‘greenest government ever’, according to an exclusive YouGov opinion poll commissioned by Greenpeace. 

David Cameron made the ‘greenest government ever’ pledge in May 2010. In 2006 Cameron famously posed with huskies in Norway and said that ‘since becoming leader of the Conservative Party I have sought to push the environment up to the top of the political agenda.’ 

The findings from the poll are expected to come as a personal blow to the prime minister, just days before the Budget.

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