A guide to the Tory leadership hopefuls' green credentials

The Conservative Party leadership election is now in full swing and climate change and the UK's net zero target has emerged as a perhaps surprising issue in the campaign, with at least two candidates signalling they would like to pause the government's climate targets. Meanwhile, none of the other candidates have foregrounded climate action and the environment in their plans, fuelling fears the next Prime Minister could look to dilute many of the relatively ambitious decarbonisation and nature policies Boris Johnson sought to deliver during his time in office. The race looks set to diffe...