Climate and energy analysts say that British publication The Telegraph’s admission that strict climate policies have had a disastrous impact on their nation is “better late than never,” with some welcoming the newspaper to the “reality” that even if a climate crisis existed, humans are powerless to stop it.

President and co-founder of The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow Craig Rucker told The Center Square that “it’s refreshing to finally see the editor of a major British newspaper state the obvious: net zero has been an abysmal failure.”