'Building Back Greener', authored by Jerome Mayhew MP with contributions from five other One Nation Conservative MPs, has been published.
The report has already been covered widely in the media, including The Guardian ("Moderate Tories join greens to call for fossil fuel ban by 2030"), The Independent ("Tory MPs plead with Boris Johnson to firm up climate emergency plan"), and a separate article in The Independent ("A welcome sign that the Conservative Party is greener than ever").
The full report is available here or can be downloaded in the Attachments section below. This wide-ranging contribution to the climate change debate, and its recommendations, covers the following:
- An exploration of carbon pricing - Jerome Mayhew MP
- Green gilt - Gareth Davies MP
- Electric vehicles and EV infrastructure - Ruth Edwards MP
- Broadband - Selaine Saxby MP
- Green homes - Fay Jones MP
- Cycling - Selaine Saxby MP
In his introduction to the report, Jerome argues that: "Offshore wind, electric vehicles, carbon capture and other clean technologies have the potential to create millions of jobs, attract private investment, and grow UK exports. By backing these sectors, we can not only create high-quality, secure jobs across the country, but also make progress towards our net zero target and make runaway climate change - a potentially bigger shock to our economy than COVID-19 - less likely."
