The Conservatives promise to maintain international leadership on climate change, but say they will take a “pragmatic” approach to net zero. They say they will cut the cost of tackling chimate change for hourseholds and businesses. They will reform the Climate Change Committee to ensure it takes cost and energy security into account.The Labour Party drew criticism earlier this year when it slashed its flagship £28bn green investment pledge to under £15bn a year.
The Greens, Plaid, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems each offer strong support for protecting the marine environment.The Tories reiterated their commitment to the UK’s 2050 net zero target but the manifesto says it wants to “cut the cost of net zero for consumers by taking a more pragmatic approach, guaranteeing no new green levies or charges while accelerating the roll-out of renewables”. There is a pledge to build the first two carbon capture and storage clusters.