Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 86914

Carbon Emissions: Costs

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UKBoston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to (a) the public purse, (b) businesses and (c) households of meeting net zero by 2050.

Answer

Katie White
Net zero is the economic opportunity of the 21st century. Meeting climate targets will cost less than failing to deal with climate change. The Climate Change Committee estimates the cost of meeting net zero targets will be on average the equivalent of 0.2...

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