Tory leadership candidates failing on net zero policies, says thinktank

Research from Onward outlines ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut energy bills

The two Conservative leadership candidates are failing to promise the policies needed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, a right-leaning thinktank has warned, despite a clear need for measures that would cut consumer bills as well as carbon.

Insulating Britain's draughty homes would cost the government just over 1bn a year in grants plus a similar amount in subsidised loans, while a 50% cut in stamp duty could encourage people to install low-carbon heat pumps when they move house, according to the proposals from Onward.