The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the UK’s Climate Change Act and replace it with a new plan for “cheap and reliable” energy. Leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the current law as costly and ineffective, while Labour and environmental groups condemned the move as reckless. The landmark 2008 legislation set legally binding emission targets, but political support for net zero has since fractured. The BBC reports on the story.
UK energy billpayers have spent a record £1 billion this year to switch off wind turbines due to grid capacity failures, enough to power London for a day. Outdated infrastructure means surplus wind energy cannot reach urban areas, forcing costly reliance on gas and foreign imports. Critics say the system is “spiralling out of control” as constraint payments soar, intensifying the political row over net zero and energy bills. The Times reports on the news.
