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

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/09/tories-overstate-net-zero-cost-500bn-spreadsheet-error

Kemi Badenoch addresses the Conservative conference in Birmingham, outlining policies from her 100-page document the Right Way. Photograph: Gary Roberts/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

[Guardian] 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.

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