Kemi BadenochThe UK’s opposition Conservative Party plans to scrap the Climate Change Act if it returns to power, the latest indication that the longstanding political consensus on climate action in Britain has shattered. Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch now says that the emission regulations have become too burdensome for consumers and are hurting economic growth. Most Read from Bloomberg“Under my leadership we will scrap those failed targets,” Badenoch said in a statement Thursday. British consumers in recent years have reeled from natural gas costs that soared when Russia cut supplies to Europe. “Ditching the Climate Change Act and maxing out the North Sea’s reserves will only maintain our exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices, which remain three times higher than before the energy crisis.”Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek©2025 Bloomberg L.P.