GREEDY bosses, not climate change policies, are to blame for high energy bills, the public believes.

The findings of a new poll are a blow to Reform’s Nigel Farage, who has sought to pin soaring fuel costs on “net zero” initiatives.

Fifty-five per cent of voters hold corporate profiteering responsible for the energy price crisis, with just 20 per cent blaming net zero policies.

Even Reform voters are divided almost evenly on the issue, with 43 per cent pinning the blame on tackling climate change and 41 per cent on the energy monopolies.

The poll, for campaign group Uplift, showed broad support for the windfall tax on oil and gas companies’ profits, including among Tory voters. This follows recent revelations that oil giant Shell paid no tax in Britain, and indeed got money back from the Treasury.

Uplift executive director Tessa Khan said: “On energy policy, Farage is out of step with the British public. Most people don’t buy into Reform’s anti-Net Zero crusade — they know the real problem with high energy bills is our current dependence on oil and gas firms that put profit above all. 

“Politicians that are serious about tackling the UK’s high energy costs need to stand up to the oil and gas profiteers, not cave into their demands, and go faster in building more clean, homegrown energy.

“Reform’s attempts to disrupt this progress are a disservice to the nation and a slap in the face for the millions still struggling with unaffordable energy bills.”