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The UK Conservatives made an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions in their 'Right Way' booklet, which incorrectly doubled the cost of net-zero.

PoliticsEnvironmentOct 9, 2026score 0.882 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses a factual error in a UK Conservative Party document that incorrectly doubles the cost of achieving net-zero emissions, likely due to a spreadsheet mistake. This error is criticized as a significant and misleading claim.

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The UK Conservatives made an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions in their 'Right Way' booklet, which incorrectly doubled the cost of net-zero.
Parent: UK Political PartiesEntity: UK ConservativesImpact: negativeDate: Oct 9, 2026Target: The accuracy of the UK Conservatives' claim regarding the cost of net-zero emissions.

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FACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵
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@[email protected]
FACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵
5 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · Oct 9, 2026