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UK Conservative Leader Vows to Repeal Climate Change Act

10/9/2025

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Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, pledges to repeal the Climate Change Act if elected, signaling a major policy shift.
The Climate Change Act, enacted in 2008, sets legally binding carbon budgets and enjoys broad public support.
Theresa May labels the repeal retrograde; Ed Miliband defends climate leadership amid anti-renewable narratives.

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Story summary

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, pledges to repeal the Climate Change Act if elected, signaling a major policy shift.
The Climate Change Act, enacted in 2008, sets legally binding carbon budgets and enjoys broad public support.
Theresa May labels the repeal retrograde; Ed Miliband defends climate leadership amid anti-renewable narratives.