We reflect on a year of agenda-setting stories that charted the political influence of fossil fuel interests in the UK and beyond.

The Heartland Institute, which questions human-made climate change, has established a new branch in London.

Lord Frost is one of several departures from the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which has links to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.

The Conservative leader, who attacked “radical green absolutism” in a Washington DC speech, recently met with a host of influential anti-climate figures.

New documents show close coordination between the oil major and a coalition of free-market think tanks at a crucial moment in climate diplomacy.

Lord Moynihan of Chelsea, who holds shares in Shell and TotalEnergies, called the green transition a “children’s crusade”.

The head of the CO2 Coalition tells DeSmog that Wright agrees carbon dioxide is “not the demon molecule, it’s the miracle molecule.”

Reform’s deputy leader represents a high climate risk constituency while calling CO2 “plant food”.

Carbon myths, UN conspiracies and more magical thinking on display at the party’s annual meeting.