Letter: Net zero is essential and far cheaper than many think, says climate expert
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Guardian staff reporter
2d ago· 3 min readenOpinion
Summary
A letter responding to Jonathan Freedland's climate commentary, arguing that reaching net zero by 2050 is not only essential but far more affordable than the public perceives. Dr Charlie Gardner cites the Climate Change Committee's seventh carbon budget estimate of £4bn per year — a 73% drop from previous estimates — to counter the notion that net zero is an unaffordable luxury.
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· 3 pulledGiven the desperate need for economic growth, I understand why net zero can seem like an unaffordable luxury. But look up: it's a life-saving essential.
Indeed it is essential, and it is far from being unaffordable.
The Climate Change Committee's seventh carbon budget in 2025 estimates that reaching net zero by 2050 will cost £4bn a year – a 73% drop from its estimate
Letters: Dr Charlie Gardner says the public are vastly overestimating the cost of net zero. Plus letters from Moira Gommon and Diana Francis
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