Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide
Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energyCould net zero become “the next Brexit”? That is the fear stalking climate advocates as the oil crisis caused by the war on Iran starts to bite.A powerful coalition of...
<p>Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energy</p><p>Could net zero become “the next Brexit”? That is the fear stalking climate advocates as the oil crisis caused by the war on Iran starts to bite.</p><p>A powerful coalition of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/04/nigel-farage-reform-uk-donation-brexit-party-christopher-harborne-crypto-uk-politics">well-funded Reform party</a>, led by Nigel Farage, the Conservative party, some business interests, and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/funding-for-populist-right-media-political-complex-exceeded-170m-in-five-years-research-finds">the UK’s right-wing media</a>, are engaged in an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/20/uk-public-support-net-zero-rightwing-media-rories-reform-analysis">onslaught against the longstanding target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/26/fears-net-zero-is-next-brexit-as-oil-crisis-fuels-political-climate-divide">Continue reading...</a>
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