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A Carbon Brief report examines a model produced by the Onward think tank for the British Conservatives and concludes that a pathway relying more heavily on gas and nuclear power could slow the electrification of transport and heating and add 524 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Experts also challenge the report’s assumptions about gas prices, grid costs, nuclear power costs and renewable-energy integration.