Tory shadow energy minister claims 2050 net zero goal 'not based on science'

Exclusive: Andrew Bowie calls climate scientists biased and says country should not be 'hamstrung by arbitrary targets'The Conservative party's energy spokesperson has attacked leading climate scientists as biased and claimed Kemi Badenoch could take the UK out of the Paris climate agreement.Andrew Bowie, the acting shadow secretary for energy, told the Guardian that the target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 - passed into law by Theresa May - was "arbitrary" and "not based on science". Continue reading...