Richard Tice, deputy leader of Reform UK, has built a reputation for deriding net zero policies as “net stupid zero”. However, companies he has led since 2011 show a consistent record of supporting sustainability and cutting carbon emissions.
Property firms CLS Holdings and Quidnet Reit, both headed by Tice, have implemented green charters, hired sustainability managers, and invested in solar power. CLS celebrated completing a “zero net emissions” building in 2012, while Quidnet reported saving “hundreds of tonnes of CO2” annually through solar installations.
Despite this, Tice’s public statements on X have dismissed climate warnings. He has called solar farms “wrong at every level” and described net zero as “the most costly self-inflicted wound in modern British history”.
Sustainability entrepreneur Steff Wright, a former tenant of Tice, noted the contradiction. “These reports reveal that Tice can clearly see the financial, social and environmental benefits of investing in sustainability,” Wright said.
Tice’s business record contrasts sharply with Reform UK’s policy platform, which opposes green energy and has called for lifting the ban on fracking. The party’s founder, Nigel Farage, has labelled net zero policies a “lunacy”.
