The Conservatives plan to replace the Climate Change Act that has driven a boom in renewablesThe Conservatives have pledged to replace the UK’s world-leading climate legislation with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy. Ahead of the party’s annual conference this weekend, leader Kemi Badenoch has announced a policy to scrap the Climate Change Act. But under Mrs Badenoch’s plans the party would “scrap the failed targets”, and replace the Climate Change Act with an energy strategy that puts “cheap and reliable energy as the foundation for economic growth first”. “Climate change is real. “We need to do what we can sensibly to tackle climate change but we cannot do it alone.