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Best of: Is There a Tradeoff Between Net Zero and UK Growth?

Best of: Is There a Tradeoff Between Net Zero and UK Growth?

Update: 2025-08-08
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There’s no tradeoff between net zero and growth in the UK. That’s the conventional wisdom and the position of the current government. But what if it’s the decline in available electricity that’s causing productivity, GDP and living standards to stagnate? 

Research from Kallum Pickering, chief economist at Peel Hunt, suggests there may indeed be a connection. He joins Merryn Somerset Webb and senior reporter John Stepek on Merryn Talks Money to explain that the rise of power-hungry artificial intelligence and the UK’s renewed focus on defense may mean the government should reexamine its energy policies.

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Best of: Is There a Tradeoff Between Net Zero and UK Growth?

Best of: Is There a Tradeoff Between Net Zero and UK Growth?

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