"May called it a retrograde step that upended 17 years of consensus between the UK's main political parties and the scientific community. She continued: To row back now would be a catastrophic mistake for while that consensus is being tested, the science remains the same. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to ensure we protect the planet for their futures and that means giving business the reassurance it needs to find the solutions for the very grave challenges we face."
"Green Tories have been increasingly concerned at Badenoch's move to position the Tories closer to the Reform party, whose senior leaders deny climate science, on energy and net zero policy. Repealing the 2008 Climate Change Act and cancellation of the target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 would remove obligations to cut carbon and dismantle the cornerstone of climate policy."
Theresa May condemned Kemi Badenoch's pledge to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Conservatives win the next election, calling the move a catastrophic mistake. Leading Conservatives, business groups, scientists and the Church of England criticised the proposal. Repeal would remove the statutory requirement for governments to set five-year carbon budgets up to 2050 and would dismantle a cornerstone of UK climate policy. The act, passed in 2008 with cross-party support, obliges ministers to set five-year emissions limits and implement policies to meet them. Green Tories warned the shift aligns the party closer to Reform figures who deny climate science.
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