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UK Conservatives Aim to Ditch Climate Act for Cheap Energy

10/4/2025

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The UK Conservatives plan to abolish Climate Change Act 2008 and replace it with a focus on 'cheap and reliable' energy.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the Act imposes costly regulations hindering growth.
Critics, including Labour and environmental groups, warn the shift could harm the economy and future generations.
Act requires net zero by 2050, a target Badenoch calls 'impossible'.

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Story summary

The UK Conservatives plan to abolish Climate Change Act 2008 and replace it with a focus on 'cheap and reliable' energy.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the Act imposes costly regulations hindering growth.
Critics, including Labour and environmental groups, warn the shift could harm the economy and future generations.
Act requires net zero by 2050, a target Badenoch calls 'impossible'.