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Tories overstate net zero cost by £500bn in spreadsheet error
Original: Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error By Peter Walker Senior political correspon
Kemi Badenoch's flagship Conservative conference policy document claims net zero will cost £957bn, nearly double the figure in the government's climate advisers' data, in what is described as an apparent spreadsheet error. The discrepancy of close to £500bn has drawn criticism, with opponents saying the party is inflating climate costs to justify policy U-turns.
Why now: The inflated figure appears in a major conference policy document, and the error undermines the party's credibility on climate policy.
Kemi BadenochConservative PartyClimate Change CommitteePeter WalkerThe Guardian
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