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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in spreadsheet error
Original: Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Kemi Badenoch's Conservative Party conference policy document claimed net zero would cost £957bn, roughly double the figure in the official climate advisers' data. The discrepancy, an apparent spreadsheet error of nearly £500bn, was reported exclusively by The Guardian and has drawn criticism of the party's flagship climate policy claims.
Why now: The error undermines the credibility of a flagship opposition policy announcement made at the party conference.
Kemi BadenochConservative PartyThe GuardianClimate Change Committee
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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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