🌳 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: 👇
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🌳🔵 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:
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🚨 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…

I am looking forward to chairing this webinar where I will be joined by Philip Dunne, Mark Holmes (@WaterUK), Nick Mole (@PAN_UK), & Cllr Jane MacBean.

If you are a councillor, come along to find out what role you can play in improving water quality!
👉us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

I hope the government is indeed set to reform green levies. Historic levies used to support early stages of renewables rollout are a major reason electricity is more expensive than gas. Rebalancing those levies will provide a price signal to encourage more electrification.

Like a penguin rising from the ashes, the CEN nature team has a new campaign to keep us occupied and my pun skills fresh.

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This is important evidence, based on a field trial looking at the impact of Beaver in relation to flood risk Spains Hall Estate in Essex. The wetlands created by these creatures perform multiple valuable functions, including water storage at times of peak flow

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It is great CEN MP Theresa Villiers has a 10 minute rule bill to deliver on this long-standing government commitment to end the sale of peat in horticultural products. I hope the government uses her bill as the vehicle to deliver their pledge & help protect a vital carbon store.

From Sam Payne: Conservatives believe in wider choice. That should include switching to electric vehicles. conservativehome.com/2024/04/02/sam…

Wow ' in terms of net productivity, silvopasture systems can produce four times the amount of food per hectare compared to conventional grazing systems.'
Multifunctional also means more resilient.. Big benefits all roubd! #agroforestry . 8point9.com/conventional-p…

From Sam Richards : Slash the red tape stopping ministers from decarbonising the grid and growing our economy conservativehome.com/2024/03/28/sam…

Thank you to Martin Lines for hosting a brilliant Conservative Environment Network visit to his farm to discuss the work of the Nature Friend Farming Network (@NFFNUK) on improving soil health & boosting crop yields (& reduce pesticides & chemicals - esp. as a key polluter of rivers)

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🧐 Why should you attend CEN Academy?

CEN's Sam Payne, an academy graduate, answers below...

Apply for this free residential course here ⬇️ cen.uk.com/academy

This is a disappointingly anti-market spin on time of use tariffs. Allowing more accurate pricing of electricity based on genuine supply/demand will lead to lower overall energy costs for the economy, as well as times when energy is really cheap. telegraph.co.uk/money/bills/en…

This is a helpful study on the different timelines for decarbonising power. Attempting the 2030 goal isn't in net zero's interests - it will lead to suboptimal technology choices, less negotiating leverage with developers & less time for community buy-in. policyexchange.org.uk/publication/de…

Some breaking news from Defra UK

A sensible step & one that brings the SFI back into line with previous schemes that had these limits on plot size & overall %

It means the ELM budget will go further & buy more, whilst avoiding political pot holes

gov.uk/government/new…

It is good to see this free market case for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in CapX. If you want a free market approach to climate policy where emissions are priced consistently and the government doesn't pick winners, a CBAM is essential. capx.co/a-carbon-borde…

This is a great bill from Chris Grayling, calling for the UK's world-leading due diligence approach for environmental harms to be applied to illegal fishing.