It put forward a motion for a review of “all current council spending linked to net-zero and climate-related initiatives” to ensure they provide “clear value for money”.
Net-zero refers to a state in which the greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere are balanced out by those also removed.
The UK is legally committed to reaching net-zero by 2050 under a law passed by Tory Prime Minister Theresa May in 2019.
It means the UK must cut carbon emissions until it removes as much as it produces, in line with the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
Nationally, Reform has said it wants to scrap net-zero altogether, and that has been echoed at county councils it runs, including Essex and Lincolnshire.
Conservative Kay Mason Billig – who was the council leader before the elections – said the Reform move appeared to be because of “an edict from their master Nigel Farage”.
She said the council’s environmental policy, external did not use the phrase ‘net-zero’ and was already focused on efficiency.
“So if that’s replacing a diesel vehicle with an electric one because it’s cheaper to hire and because it’s cheaper to run, then that’s what we do,” she said.
The Greens’ Jan Davis said reducing energy use helped cut bills, while also warning that Norfolk was at particular risk from flooding and coastal erosion.
In response, Jason Butler, the new cabinet member for efficiency, insisted: “I will not be following ideology.”
He added the review was “about balancing priorities, whether that’s climate change or whether that’s spending on essential services”.
Reform’s proposal was ultimately voted through with the support of GYF.
The two parties also voted together to cut three political assistant jobs at the council, to save about £164,000 a year.