33% Ordered, 26.6% Bought: Why Ministers Are Set To Cut Britain’s EV Target As COP31 Opens
09/11/2026
Buyers chose 26.6% electric against a legal 33% target. Now ministers are set to cut it, in the same week COP31 opens.
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How Much Is All This Costing Us?
Total expenditure in the UK on Renewables and Net Zero since 2000
£300,021,450,000
£694 every second
£2.5m every hour
£60m every day
+£0 since you opened this page
The total cost of renewables and Net Zero initiatives in the UK since 2000. Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Carbon Free Europe And The Climate Change Committee.
Real time trackers for Net Zero displaying just how much all of this is costing us. From birds killed by turbines to farmland lost to renewables to the insane money being spent every second. Witness the controlled demolition of the UK in real time.
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Net Zero And Renewables Cost Trackers
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Total estimated cost of Net Zero and Renewables in the UK since April 14th 2025
£0
The total cost of renewables and Net Zero since 14th April 2025, when this page was created.
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Carbon Free Europe And The Climate Change Committee.
UK taxes diverted to net zero subsidies
£70,000,000,000
The total amount of UK tax money diverted to net zero subsidies since 2000.
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Carbon Free Europe And The Climate Change Committee.
Total expenditure on UK solar projects since 2000
£40,000,000,000
The total cost of solar energy projects in the UK since 2000.
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Carbon Free Europe And The Climate Change Committee.
Total UK expenditure on carbon capture projects since 2000
£3,000,000,000
The total cost of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the UK since 2000.
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Carbon Free Europe And The Climate Change Committee.
UK wind turbine constraint payments since 2000
£4,200,000,000
The total amount of constraint payments made to UK wind turbine operators since April 2025 to curtail generation due to grid capacity limitations.
Source: National Energy System Operator (NESO), RenewableUK, Renewable Energy Foundation.
Land & Food
The Land We Are Losing
Fields, farms and food production handed over to turbines and solar panels.
Land used for UK wind farms
17,297acres
The total area of land dedicated to wind farms in the UK since 2000. This includes both the turbine footprints and surrounding areas.
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK Land Registry.
UK land used for solar projects
63,500acres
The total area of UK land dedicated to solar panel installations since 2000. This is projected to increase significantly by 2040.
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK Solar Industry Association.
UK farmland lost to renewable projects
81,545acres
The total amount of productive UK farmland that has been converted to renewable energy projects since 2000, reducing domestic food production capacity.
Source: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), National Farmers Union.
UK agricultural revenue lost to renewable land use
£3,500,000,000
The estimated financial loss to the UK agricultural sector due to productive farmland being converted to renewable energy projects since 2000.
Source: National Farmers Union, UK Agricultural Economics Association.
Wildlife, Turbines & Jobs
The Human And Wildlife Cost
The birds, the turbines and the jobs behind the headlines.
Estimated birds killed by wind turbines in the UK since 2000
1,000,000
The estimated number of birds killed by wind turbines in the UK since 2000.
Source: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
Total wind turbines in the UK
11,600
The total number of wind turbines installed in the UK, with projections for future growth.
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
UK jobs displaced by net zero policies
180,000
The estimated number of UK jobs lost or displaced due to net zero transition policies since 2000.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) and research by NERA Economic Consulting.
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