Overview

• Leader Kemi Badenoch announced a policy to repeal the Climate Change Act and replace it with an energy-first strategy focused on lowering costs and boosting reliability.
• The pledge comes ahead of the Conservative Party conference and represents a proposed shift rather than enacted legislation.
• Badenoch has previously called net zero targets impossible and backed maximising North Sea oil and gas extraction as part of a supply-focused approach.
• Energy Secretary Ed Miliband condemned the plan as an economic disaster, while environmental groups warned it would damage clean-energy jobs and progress.
• The Conservatives argue the Act forced costly regulations that raised bills and hurt growth, as Reform UK advances similar promises to fast-track North Sea licensing and scrap net zero.