Bernie Lewin
Bernie Lewin Credentials Background Bernie Lewin describes himself as a “historian of science” from Melbourne, Australia, and the author of climate disinformation blog, Enthusiasm, Scepticism, Science. The blog starts from the premise that “there is insufficient evidence to make the claim that CO2 emissions are causing catastrophic global warming.”1“Bernie Lewin,” LinkedIn. Accessed January 4, 2019. […]
Mont Pelerin Society
The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) Background The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) was created in 1947 by the free market economist and philosopher Friedrich von Hayek and advocates “classical liberalism,” an ideology classified by small government and minimal regulation of business. It was named after the location of the group’s first meeting in Switzerland, and the […]
Jim Lakely
Jim Lakely Credentials Background Jim Lakely is the director of communications at the Heartland Institute. According to his Heartland profile before joining the institute, Lakely worked for 16 years as a journalist covering events on Capitol Hill. Lakely was a member of the White House Press Corps for The Washington Times during the George W. […]
Isaac Orr
Isaac Orr Credentials Background Isaac Orr is a former research fellow for energy and environment policy at the Heartland Institute. He currently works as a policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment. According to his Heartland profile, Orr specializes in writing, researching, and speaking on “hydraulic fracturing, frac sand mining, agricultural, and environmental […]
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) Background The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) is a coalition of major oil and gas companies created to promote a climate-friendly image for some of the world’s largest polluters. Established in 2014, the OGCI claims to be “committed to the direction set out by the Paris Agreement on climate […]
University of Buckingham
University of Buckingham Background The University of Buckingham is the UK’s first private university. Founded in 1973, the university was closely linked to the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the UK education secretary at the time. After retiring from politics, Thatcher was the university’s chancellor from 1992 until 1998.1 “History of the University,” The […]
Peter Lilley
Peter Lilley Credentials Background Lord Peter Lilley is a former British Conservative Party MP and until April 2020, sat on the Board of Trustees of the UK climate science denying thinktank the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). 2“Board of Trustees,” Global Warming Policy Foundation. Archived […]
Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage Credentials Background Nigel Farage is the leader of Reform UK and an MP for the party in Clacton-on-Sea, having been elected in the July 2024 […]
Neil Record
Credentials Background Neil Record is Chairman of Net Zero Watch (formerly the Global Warming Policy Forum), the campaign arm of the UK’s principal climate science denial organisation, the Global Warming Policy Foundation. Record was also the Chairman of the Institute of Economic Affairs until July 2023, a […]
Michael Gove
Photo: Wikimedia Commons | CC3.0 Michael Gove Credentials Background Michael Gove is the editor of The Spectator since September 2024 and was the Conservative MP for Surrey Heath between 2005-2024, having announced he would […]