I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

我认为这仅仅是因为人们天生保守，不喜欢改变。

youdao

It doesn't like change. Very conservative.

它不喜欢改变，很保守。

youdao

A significant number of voters are sceptical enough about climate change to doubt the wisdom of any costly action, and they probably vote disproportionately Conservative.

为数不少的选民怀疑气候变化是危言耸听，因而质疑为之花费巨资是否明智。他们可能一边倒地投票给保守党，因为保守党活动家在他们的博客中流露出强烈的气候怀疑论倾向。

youdao

But the ideological balance on the court that favors the five-member conservative majority is not expected to change.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

"I'm heartened that so many friends here agree with me about the need for conservative change, " he said.

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Conservative climate change spokesman Alex Johnstone backed the targets and warned MSPs from voting against them as this would destabilise the political consensus that had produced Scotland's Climate Change Act.

BBC: Carbon emissions targets debate

Such choice, or the lack of it, did not change conservative stress levels.

ECONOMIST: Human evolution