Podcasts by CEN Talks

Net zero week from 2022-07-02T17:02:47

Join CEN's John Flesher, Lynsey Jones, and James Cullimore this net zero week to talk about decarbonisation's benefits and the challenges ahead to achieve the UK's 2050 target.

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Food security, petrol prices, and lessons from the Maldives from 2022-06-15T11:50:31

Join CEN's John Flesher, Lynsey Jones, and James Cullimore to talk about the government's new food strategy and what it means for British farming and nature restoration.

Also, why more pe...

Local election blues, the Queen's Speech, and Australia's upcoming election from 2022-05-13T10:40:50

Join CEN's John Flesher, Lynsey Jones, and James Cullimore to talk about what last week's local election results could mean for environmental policy in town halls across the country.

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Net zero polling, Russian Gazprom bullying and a new natural history GSCE from 2022-05-04T11:56:19

Join CEN's John Flesher, Lynsey Jones, and James Cullimore to talk about a new poll that reveals a quarter of Conservative voters would be less likely to back the party again if the government w...

Tom Tugendhat on securing the UK's energy supply from 2022-03-11T10:24:01

We talk to Tom Tugendhat MP about how the UK can strengthen its energy security, deprive the Kremlin of oil and gas revenue, and protect people from volatile fossil fuel prices. 

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How should Australia's centre-right respond to climate change? from 2022-02-10T14:29:26

In our latest podcast, we talk to two Australian politicians, Elizabeth Lee MLA (Liberal Party) and Damian Drum MP (National Party), about their country's response to climate change and their th...

George Eustice on conserving our natural inheritance from 2022-01-28T11:22:23

In this special podcast, we bring you the highlights from the Conservative Environment Network's (CEN) latest conference on conserving our natural inheritance, including Environment Secretary Ge...

Mark Jenkinson on electric vehicles from 2021-12-08T11:49:51

In our latest podcast, Workington MP Mark Jenkinson gives his insights on the transition to electric vehicles, species reintroduction and what's next for the environment post-COP26.

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Andrea Leadsom on the Net Zero Strategy from 2021-11-01T14:25:35

In our third interview, a former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and environment secretary gives us her take on the UK Government's landmark Net Zero Strategy. Listen

Fay Jones on farming and nature from 2021-09-29T12:05:06

In our second interview, the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire and PPS to the Environment Secretary tells us what makes her a green Tory, reveals why access to nature was so important to her during ...

Chris Skidmore on the anniversary of Net Zero targets from 2021-06-27T11:01:22

In the first of a new series, the MP for Kingswood and former Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation tells us what makes him a green Tory, takes us behind the scene...

Restoring global nature: UK leadership at the UN nature summit from 2021-05-26T08:59:19

Panel: Ruth Edwards (Chair), CEN MP and member of the Home Affairs Select Committee; Lord Goldsmith, International Environment Minister and CEN Alumni; H.E Malik Amin Aslam, Pakistan's Federal M...

Happy Earth Day! Environmental diplomacy and COP26: working together to protect our planet from 2021-04-23T14:32:05

To mark Earth Day 2021, we discussed how countries can work together on climate change to make COP26 a success and deliver on the Paris Agreement. With speakers: 

The Hon George Bran...

Climate change and international security: risks, threats and impacts from 2021-03-18T13:23:48

Panel: Lord Richard Benyon, CEN Peer and former Environment Minister (Chair); James Heappey MP, Minister for the Armed Forces and CEN Alumni; Tom Tugend...