Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour, for example through tax breaks, and that needs to be paid for by disincentives on polluting… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
By uploading 40 years of 'Ecologist' editions online, we will be creating the world's most extensive ecological archive. 'The Ecologist' will continue to set… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources.… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven't applied… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust. — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
Yes, Heathrow is the U.K.'s busiest airport, but new runways or a new airport are not the answer. It is far better to focus… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London. — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
Sense About Science is much more than an innocent fact-checking service. It is a spin-off of a bizarre political network that began life as… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
'Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour,… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share
