From green crap to net zero: Conservative climate policy 2015–2022

This article outlines the Conservative Party’s approach to climate change from 2015 2022; focusing on its governing policy record and wider political considerations that shaped it. During this time, Conservatives’ mixed performance reflected competing incentives for leaders internal party division issue. A detailed exploration of policies allows two broader contributions. European centre-right parties often face common strategic challenges, such as competition radical right, but UK Party case study shows responding these challenges does not necessarily demand abandonment commitments. We also find evidence in period embodied characteristics both a positional valence issues.