UK Conservatives Claim Net Zero Rollback Could Save Families £540 a Year

The Conservatives have said that households could save about £540 a year after 2030 if net zero regulations are scrapped, with a commitment to make energy as cheap as possible. A report published by centre-right think tank Onward and backed by the Tories said the cost of net zero came to an extra £540 per household a year between 2030 and 2050. The headline figure per household is a total divided across bill payers, rather than a forecast of what any household would see knocked off its bill. The Onward report suggested that a full focus…