{"id":407495,"date":"2025-10-10T17:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407495"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:08:04","slug":"coutinho-promises-to-abolish-carbon-tax-and-roc-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407495","title":{"rendered":"Coutinho Promises to Abolish Carbon Tax and ROC\u00a0Subsidies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"407508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=407508\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A woman in a maroon dress gestures while speaking on stage, with a blue background.\" class=\"wp-image-407508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPMQdu1muYoSTgeZ1y0wJdSkdnHFvWvkwS12NQdxXtaqX1VZl-_vskCSwJVyOKjwy2Wz_uL6fIp7EoRNrd7IHHKX0j6ziBgqzIDmQ35b32K7-MYJQeQ7CeXTWRefWP4-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2025\/10\/09\/coutinho-promises-to-abolish-carbon-tax-and-roc-subsidies\/\">NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I asked for some meat on the bones of Kemi Badenoch\u2019s pledge to scrap Net Zero.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Well, Claire Coutinho has just supplied it!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her speech starts at 34 minutes in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WATtZxXHQPg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hats off to her, as she comes up with a few home truths and admits the errors by made by Tory governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two key promises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Scrap the Carbon Tax<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) Scrap ROC subsidies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have been arguing for these for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together she says these will cut electricity bills by 20%, worth about \u00a316 billion a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is one part where she misleads about Reform policy though. She claims that Reform promise to lower bills by \u00a31000 per family, even though average electricity bills are less!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reform\u2019s savings however are based on the overall cost to the public of high electricity prices, not just electricity bills themselves. Their costings are based on John Constable\u2019s calculations, which show an overall cost of \u00a325 billion a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domestic users, of course, only use about a third of total electricity, so only a third of that \u00a325 billion is added to household bills. But the public ultimately the whole of that \u00a325 billion one way or another, whether through higher taxes, higher prices in shops, lower wages or lost jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In reality, both the Tories and Reform are on the same page with this. It is a pity Coutinho resorted to this cheap shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the stance of the Conservative Environment Network, there may be battles ahead in the Tory party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are some of the slides she presented.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"508\" data-attachment-id=\"407499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=407499\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-183.png?fit=730%2C513&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"730,513\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-183.png?fit=723%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-183.png?resize=723%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bar chart comparing costs related to a wind auction, displaying figures for gas without carbon tax, projected electricity price in 2024, and past and future wind auction costs.\" class=\"wp-image-407499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-183.png?w=730&amp;ssl=1 730w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-183.png?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"469\" data-attachment-id=\"407500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=407500\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-184.png?fit=830%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"830,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-184.png?fit=723%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-184.png?resize=723%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A comparative illustration showing the land area required for generating the same amount of electricity as Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station. On the left, a wind farm the size of the New Forest; on the right, a solar farm the size of the Isle of Wight.\" class=\"wp-image-407500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-184.png?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-184.png?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-184.png?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"511\" data-attachment-id=\"407502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=407502\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-186.png?fit=735%2C519&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"735,519\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-186.png?fit=723%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-186.png?resize=723%2C511&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A presentation slide titled 'Axe the Carbon Tax' illustrating the division between fuel costs and the tax component affecting bills, with arrows indicating fuel and tax.\" class=\"wp-image-407502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-186.png?w=735&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-186.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"411\" data-attachment-id=\"407504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=407504\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-187.png?fit=926%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"926,526\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-187.png?fit=723%2C411&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-187.png?resize=723%2C411&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Line graph showing the UK Carbon Tax (\u00a3 per tonne of CO2) from January to September 2025, with a steadily increasing trend.\" class=\"wp-image-407504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-187.png?w=926&amp;ssl=1 926w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-187.png?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-187.png?resize=768%2C436&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"412\" data-attachment-id=\"407506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=407506\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-188.png?fit=945%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"945,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-188.png?fit=723%2C412&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-188.png?resize=723%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bar chart illustrating electricity costs, showing a market price of \u00a372 compared to a total cost of \u00a3206, labeled as 'Ed's Rip Off Wind Subsidies'.\" class=\"wp-image-407506\" 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