This Sun column argues that Net Zero policies make blackouts more likely than storms, cyber attacks or terrorism, and the argument itself is not a finding. In one passage it tells readers that Net Zero is driving household bills to depressing levels. It never mentions wholesale gas prices, so readers are left believing that green policy, not gas, is why bills are high.
Opinion piece: read for false claims of fact and for fairness to the people it names, not for its opinions.
Makes a false claim about climate policy
Serious
“This Net Zero obsession is also driving household bills to depressing levels.”
Why this matters
The words "driving household bills to depressing levels" present Net Zero as the reason bills sit where they are now. The column then calls for green policies to be halted to stop them "inflating our bills".
The impression it gives
A reader comes away believing that climate policy is the main reason UK household energy bills are high today.
The context
This matches register claim P01. Net zero or green levies are not the main reason UK household bills are high; wholesale gas prices are. The column never mentions wholesale prices at any point, so nothing in the piece gives the reader the actual driver.
How we know
From our register of false climate claimsThe claim: Net zero or green levies are the main reason UK household energy bills are high, rather than wholesale gas prices. What the evidence shows: In Ofgem's breakdown of the October to December 2026 price cap for a typical direct debit customer, policy costs are 6% of the bill and wholesale energy costs, which include contracts for difference, are 47%. Ofgem says the conflict in the Middle East has been the primary driver of wholesale market movements.Ofgem, Energy price cap (default tariff) update from 1 October 2026 (letter of 26 August 2026, Annex 1 cost breakdown) (opens in a new tab)
Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “wholesale”.
Written straight
Policy costs and network upgrades add to household energy bills, but wholesale gas prices remain the main reason UK bills are high.