Report claiming net zero will cost UK trillions retracted due to 'factual errors'

Rightwing thinktank Civitas mistakenly cost onshore wind power 10,000 times higher than reality and claimed bill would be ?4.5tnA report that hugely overestimated the cost to the UK of reaching net zero emissions has been retracted by the rightwing thinktank that published it.The Civitas pamphlet published on Thursday claimed to offer a "realistic" estimate of the cost - ?4.5tn - and said "the government needs to be honest with the British people". However, factual errors were quickly pointed out after publication. Continue reading...