Conservatives insist policies to cut emissions drive up power bills. There’s net zero evidence for that | Temperature Check

The International Energy Agency has laid to rest the persistent myth that net zero policies are responsible for soaring energy prices

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For months conservative politicians and commentators in Australia and around the globe have been desperate to link the world's energy crisis to policies to get greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.

By blaming the energy crisis on net zero policies, commentators have laid the fears and suffering of people around the world at the feet of climate advocates, the UN and any government with even the most moderate climate goals.