Ed Miliband accused of scaremongering in campaign against Net Zero sceptics as he blasts critics

The Sun

14-07-2025

NET Zero minister Ed Miliband is accused of a 'shrill' scare campaign to smear sceptics.
He blasted critics of his green ­policies as 'anti-science, anti-jobs, anti-energy security and anti-future ­generations'.
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In a fiery Commons statement, Mr Miliband unveiled plans to make an annual 'state of the climate' address — warning rising temperatures and extreme weather were already hitting Britain.
He cited a new Met Office report predicting more heatwaves, floods and risks to food supplies and infrastructure.
And he claimed the economic fallout of global ­warming could reach £200billion by the 2070s.
But the Office for Budget Responsibility estimates the cost of reaching Net Zero will hit £800billion by 2050, with most of that from lost fuel tax.
Acting Shadow Energy ­Secretary Andrew Bowie blasted Labour for ramping up 'shrill criticism' and failing to level with the public.
He fumed: 'Global warming is a global issue which we cannot face alone.
"The global climate challenge will not be solved by the UK alone, and cannot be solved on the backs of British workers.
"We are telling the ­difficult truths — they are ­running from reality.'
Despite the Tories backing Net Zero in government, leader Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly warned sticking to the 2050 target could bankrupt the country.
Conservative former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith told Talk: 'The reality here is that the ­biggest threat to the British way of life is Ed Miliband.'