Green conservatism

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Green conservatism is a combination of conservatism with environmentalism. Environmental concern has been voiced by both conservative politicians and philosophers throughout the history of conservatism. A feature of green conservatism is a stress on market-based policies to address environmental concerns, rather than mere centralised planning. Individual and local empowerment is preferred over top down control. Where solutions to problems are global, such as climate change, green conservatives believe the government's role "is to empower individuals, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists to collaborate and come up with innovations that will solve climate change". Green conservatives often embrace the principles of bright green environmentalism.

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