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Tories overstated net zero cost by £500bn in spreadsheet error
Original: Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
The Conservative Party has been accused of overstating the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn after its flagship conference policy document, championed by Kemi Badenoch, cited an estimate of £957bn. According to the Guardian, that figure is roughly double the total in the data of the government's official climate advisers, and the discrepancy is attributed to an apparent spreadsheet error.
Why now: The error embarrasses a flagship opposition policy announcement and raises questions about the party's climate credibility.
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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