Tory hopefuls Sunak, Mordaunt, Truss and Tugendhat commit to net zero
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from on (#61ES9)
Alarm among green Conservatives at slow pace of candidates signing up to party environment network's goals
Four of the five remaining Tory leadership hopefuls - Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat - have committed to maintaining the government's legally binding goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
The contenders for the Tory leadership have signed up to a raft of pledges put forward by the Conservative Environment Network (CEN), including continuing with the post-Brexit nature-friendly farming subsidies and switching to renewable energy.
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