Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Climate Change Committee category. Published on October 9, 2026 • Originally reported by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Climate Change Committee category. Published on October 9, 2026 • Originally reported by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data
Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet.
The apparent error appears in a chapter on net zero in The Right Way, a 100-page policy document produced for the Conservative conference in Birmingham. Badenoch repeatedly used the phrase in her main speech.
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