Green groups express 'major concern' over Tory policies in letter to Cameron

(guardian-, 31 Jul 2015) Heads of 10 groups, including National Trust, Greenpeace and RSPB, call the cutting or watering-down of 10 key environmental policies woeful and shocking.

Environment and conservation groups representing millions of people have written to David Cameron to register their “major concern” at the cancellation or weakening of 10 green polices since he was re-elected.

The heads of the 10 groups, which include the National Trust, Greenpeace and the RSPB, said they were shocked and worried at the changes, and rated the Conservative government’s track record on nature and climate change as woeful.

Since May, the government has ended subsidies for wind and solar power, increased taxes on renewable energy, axed plans for zero carbon homes , and closed its flagship energy efficiency scheme without a replacement. It also made a u-turn on banning fracking in Britain’s most important nature sites , and lifted a ban in some parts of the country on pesticides linked to bee declines.

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guardian-, 31 Jul 2015: Green groups express 'major concern' over Tory policies in letter to Cameron