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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton Environment reporter

From ‘hug a husky’ to ‘max out the oil’: the Tory environmental journey

David Cameron, leader of Britain's Conservative Party, promised the Conservatives had been the ‘greenest government ever. This famous picture was taken when he was visiting Norway in 2006 to see the effects of climate change.
David Cameron, leader of Britain's Conservative Party, promised the Conservatives had been the ‘greenest government ever. This famous picture was taken when he was visiting Norway in 2006 to see the effects of climate change. Photograph: REUTERS

It’s been a long journey on environmental issues for the Tories – but somehow it feels as if it has been in the wrong direction. Eighteen years on from David Cameron’s “hug a husky” campaign of 2006, where the climate and nature crises were largely viewed with cross-party consensus, we look back through the (many) Tory manifestos since 2010 to see how the Conservatives’ environmental message has evolved.

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