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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Will net zero really cost UK households £500 a year?

A wind farm at Little Cheyne Court in Romney
A wind farm at Little Cheyne Court in Romney. About 10% of UK GDP goes in investments related to net zero. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Britain’s official energy system operator has attempted to work out what achieving net zero carbon emissions will cost, with its figures showing surging spending in the coming years.

The scale and speed of the shift to a low-carbon economy, and how to fund it, are hotly debated by political parties.

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