The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit fact-checked Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch after she claimed on BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that the UK's net zero commitment caused emissions to rise. Official data shows the opposite. The Climate Change Committee reported total UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 49% below 1990 levels by 2024, including international aviation and shipping. The UK is now halfway to net zero. DEFRA's consumption emissions data also shows the UK's carbon footprint dropped 15% from 1996 levels and 29% below its 2007 peak. The ECIU press release directly rebuts the claim with two government sources. For anyone tracking UK climate policy or carbon market signals, this is a clear data point on real emissions trajectory versus political narrative.
