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UK Conservatives doubled net-zero cost estimate after spreadsheet error
Original: Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder https://www. carbonbrief.org/factche
Climate news site Carbon Brief has fact-checked a claim by the UK Conservative Party that net-zero policies carry a heavy cost, finding the figure was double the correct amount due to a spreadsheet error. The finding draws attention to the accuracy of Conservative claims on climate policy costs and is circulating among climate and UK politics commentators.
Why now: The revelation that a key climate policy attack figure rested on a basic spreadsheet mistake is drawing scrutiny of Conservative climate messaging.
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- Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder https://www. carbonbrief.org/factcheck-uk-c onservatives-double-the-cost-of-net-zero-after-spreadsheet-blunder # ClimateChange # UK # politics # Conservatives # NotClever · serialdeviant@mstdn.social · 6
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