Net zero: Tory faction tests Johnson support for climate target

Key Facts

On 24 June 2019, without a single objection, MPs passed legislation that committed the UK to a legally binding target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
In an echo of the push for Brexit, which some of the group's key members were involved in, they are warning of a shock at the ballot box should the UK stand by its net zero policy.
Image source, MPs office Image caption, Craig Mackinlay is a Conservative party MP and leader of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group Mr Johnson - a relatively recent convert to the climate cause - attempted to rally the international community behind efforts to curb carbon emissions.
Getty Cost analysis of net zero by 2050 £1.4tnthe estimated cost to the whole economy £344bnthe estimated net cost to the state with savings considered 0.4% of GDPthe estimated average cost to the state a year over three decades The costsof net zero could be significant but not exceptional Failureto control climate change would incur much larger costs Benefitsof quick green transition could be significant Source: The Office for Budget Responsibility Media reports last year suggested some new Tory MPs in former Labour heartlands were unhappy about the government's net-zero policies.