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Tories overstated net zero cost by nearly £500bn, analysis finds

Original: Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

Kemi Badenoch's flagship Conservative conference policy document put the cost of reaching net zero at £957bn — roughly double the figure in the UK's official climate advisers' data. The discrepancy of nearly £500bn is attributed to an apparent spreadsheet error, undermining a central claim in the party's net zero critique.

Why now: The revelation challenges the credibility of a flagship Conservative policy announcement on net zero costs.

Kemi BadenochConservative PartyClimate Change CommitteeThe Guardian

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• Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error · The Guardian

  Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

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