David Davies
Photo: Wikimedia Commons | Creative Commons 3.0 David Davies Credentials Background David Davies is a Conservative MP for Monmouth in South Wales. Prior to the government signing the Paris Agreement, he suggested the science on climate change was far from settled, claiming warming associated with the industrial revolution was natural following a little ice age […]
Sam Kazman
Sam Kazman Credentials Background Sam Kazman is general counsel for the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a corporate and fossil-fuel-funded free-market think tank. CEI is behind such groups as the Cooler Heads Coalition and “SafeChemicalPolicy.org,” the former which promotes the idea that climate change is a myth, while the latter is a group that promotes “the […]
Daniel Hannan
Photo: Wikimedia Commons | CC2.0 Daniel Hannan Credentials Background Daniel Hannan was the Conservative MEP for South East England from 1999 until the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in January 2020. Hannan is known for his hardline anti-EU views, having helped found both the […]
Bryan Bateman
Bryan Bateman Credentials Background Bryan Bateman is an environmental consultant, working most notably with the Confederation of Paper Industries, having formerly served as its Director of Business and the Environment, when it was known as the Paper Federation of Great Britain. 2Brendan […]
Ben Pile
Photo: Powerbase Ben Pile Credentials Background Ben Pile is a researcher, commentator and blogger. He is the co-founder and main writer of the Climate Resistance blog, which claims to be “challenging the climate orthodoxy.”1 “About,” Climate Resistance. Archived December 27, 2018. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/Q8mJ2 Pile also writes for the anti-environmental, libertarian Spiked Online, and contributed […]
Banks Mining
Banks Mining Background Banks Mining (H J Banks Mining) is a UK company that operates the Shotton and Brenkley coal mines in Northumberland. The company claims to mine around one million tonnes of coal each year. The Shotton coal mine is situated on the Blagdon Estate, owned by hereditary peer Matt Ridley. Ridley is an advisor to […]
Atlantic Bridge
The Atlantic Bridge Background The Atlantic Bridge Research and Education Scheme – better known simply as the Atlantic Bridge – was founded in 1997 in the UK by Liam Fox, former Defence Secretary and current International Trade Secretary. With Margaret Thatcher as its president, the neoconservative think tank’s aim was to promote Atlanticism – a “special relationship” […]
Arron Banks
Photo: Screengrab via Leave.EU/Twitter Arron Banks Credentials Background Arron F. Banks is a businessman famous for being one of the main funders of the UK’s Brexit campaign. He was a co-founder and donor for the Leave.EU group, headed by Nigel Farage, that campaigned for the UK to leave the European Union.1 Peter Walker and Jim […]
Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom Credentials Background Andrea Leadsom was a Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire between 2010-2024, and announced she would not be standing in the July 2024 general election. She is former UK Secretary of State for […]
Alexander Temerko
Photo credit: ITV News/YouTube Alexander Temerko Credentials Background Alexander Temerko is a Ukrainian-born energy tycoon and prominent Conservative Party donor. He once told the Financial Times his donations “are aimed at building support for a coherent industrial policy within government.” Temerko, who became a British citizen in 2011, describes himself as a “vocal champion of […]
