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An Israeli private investigator who allegedly carried out a hack-and-leak operation commissioned on behalf of ExxonMobil is being prosecuted at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court for extradition to New York. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/
Climate Denial Group Aided Legal Defense of Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire
By Rebecca John and Geoff Dembicki
on
Lawyers defending private eye Amit Forlit against extradition to the U.S. cite a group that’s argued climate change isn’t “settled science.”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, U.S. President Donald Trump, Heartland Institute President James Taylor, and Austrian MEP Harald Vilimsky.
uk/U.S. Climate Denial Group Using Far-Right to Attack EU Green Policies
By Sam Bright and Clare Carlile
on
The pro-Trump Heartland Institute claims it spearheaded opposition to a flagship European nature law.
uk/Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
By Adam Barnett
on
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.
Outside academics said the study raises questions about whether the industries studied might also be deliberately coordinating their messaging. Credit: PLOS Climate
New Study Shows How Fossil Fuel Sectors Create a Climate Denial Echo Chamber on Social Media
By Sharon Kelly
on
Research finds signs of “coordinated climate obstruction efforts” among oil, plastics, and agrichemical industries in social media messaging.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage looking at the floodwater in Burrowbridge, Somerset. Credit: PA Images / Alamy
uk/Fossil Fuel Advocate Nigel Farage is Building a House in High Climate Risk Area
By Sam Bright
on
The Reform UK leader is betting his home on climate denial, campaigners say.
Like Poilievre (left), Badenoch (right) has regularly voted against measures that would limit climate change.
Pierre Poilievre Met With Denier-Backed UK Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch
By Mitch Anderson
on
Badenoch, a self-described ‘net zero skeptic,’ called Poilievre ‘a new friend and ally’ in December.
Claire Coutinho, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. Credit: Martyn Wheatley CCHQ / Parsons Media (CC BY 2.0)
uk/Tory Net Zero Chief Calls for Climate Deniers to Vet UK Energy Policies
By Adam Barnett
on
Claire Coutinho endorsed several figures linked to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a group that questions established climate science.
A mashup of Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, and Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore, 10 Downing Street
uk/2024: Green Shoots and Dark Omens
By DeSmog UK
on
We reflect on a year of agenda-setting stories that charted the political influence of fossil fuel interests in the UK and beyond.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at the Heartland Institute’s 40th anniversary fundraiser in September 2024. Credit: Heartland Institute / YouTube
uk/Nigel Farage Helps to Launch U.S. Climate Denial Group in UK
By Sam Bright
on
The Heartland Institute, which questions human-made climate change, has established a new branch in London.
Conservative peer and former Global Warming Policy Foundation director David Frost. Credit: Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
uk/Tufton Street Climate Denial Group Loses Multiple Board Members
By Adam Barnett
on
Lord Frost is one of several departures from the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which has links to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

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Climate Denial Group Aided Legal Defense of Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire
ByRebecca John and Geoff Dembicki
on
Lawyers defending private eye Amit Forlit against extradition to the U.S. cite a group that’s argued climate change isn’t “settled science.”
An Israeli private investigator who allegedly carried out a hack-and-leak operation commissioned on behalf of ExxonMobil is being prosecuted at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court for extradition to New York. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/
uk/U.S. Climate Denial Group Using Far-Right to Attack EU Green Policies
BySam Bright and Clare Carlile
on
The pro-Trump Heartland Institute claims it spearheaded opposition to a flagship European nature law.
Series: MAGA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, U.S. President Donald Trump, Heartland Institute President James Taylor, and Austrian MEP Harald Vilimsky.
Analysis
uk/Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
ByAdam Barnett
on
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.
Series: MAGA
New Study Shows How Fossil Fuel Sectors Create a Climate Denial Echo Chamber on Social Media
BySharon Kelly
on
Research finds signs of “coordinated climate obstruction efforts” among oil, plastics, and agrichemical industries in social media messaging.
Outside academics said the study raises questions about whether the industries studied might also be deliberately coordinating their messaging. Credit: PLOS Climate
uk/Fossil Fuel Advocate Nigel Farage is Building a House in High Climate Risk Area
BySam Bright
on
The Reform UK leader is betting his home on climate denial, campaigners say.
Series: Defending-UK-Democracy
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage looking at the floodwater in Burrowbridge, Somerset. Credit: PA Images / Alamy
Analysis
Pierre Poilievre Met With Denier-Backed UK Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch
ByMitch Anderson
on
Badenoch, a self-described ‘net zero skeptic,’ called Poilievre ‘a new friend and ally’ in December.
Like Poilievre (left), Badenoch (right) has regularly voted against measures that would limit climate change.
uk/Tory Net Zero Chief Calls for Climate Deniers to Vet UK Energy Policies
ByAdam Barnett
on
Claire Coutinho endorsed several figures linked to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a group that questions established climate science.
Claire Coutinho, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. Credit: Martyn Wheatley CCHQ / Parsons Media (CC BY 2.0)
Analysis
uk/2024: Green Shoots and Dark Omens
ByDeSmog UK
on
We reflect on a year of agenda-setting stories that charted the political influence of fossil fuel interests in the UK and beyond.
A mashup of Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, and Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore, 10 Downing Street
uk/Nigel Farage Helps to Launch U.S. Climate Denial Group in UK
BySam Bright
on
The Heartland Institute, which questions human-made climate change, has established a new branch in London.
Series: MAGA, Defending-UK-Democracy
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at the Heartland Institute’s 40th anniversary fundraiser in September 2024. Credit: Heartland Institute / YouTube
uk/Tufton Street Climate Denial Group Loses Multiple Board Members
ByAdam Barnett
on
Lord Frost is one of several departures from the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which has links to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.
Conservative peer and former Global Warming Policy Foundation director David Frost. Credit: Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)