Adam Barnett

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Adam Barnett is DeSmog’s UK News Reporter. He is a former Staff Writer at Left Foot Forward and BBC Local Democracy Reporter.

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Robert Halfon MP works with FairFuelUK, a haulage industry-funded lobby group whose founder Howard Cox rejects climate science.

Robert Halfon MP works with FairFuelUK, a haulage industry-funded lobby group whose founder Howard Cox rejects climate science.
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The ties between anti-green politicians, climate denial groups and the backers of โ€œhardโ€ Brexit are extensive.

The ties between anti-green politicians, climate denial groups and the backers of โ€œhardโ€ Brexit are extensive.
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Lord Moore has stepped down as trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which is currently working with backbench MPs to oppose net zero targets.

Lord Moore has stepped down as trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which is currently working with backbench MPs to oppose net zero targets.
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The festival's shift from BP and Shell partnerships comes as a growing number of cultural institutions have cut ties with oil and gas companies.

The festival's shift from BP and Shell partnerships comes as a growing number of cultural institutions have cut ties with oil and gas companies.
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โ€˜Vote Power, Not Povertyโ€™ co-founder Richard Tice says politicians want to make money from the โ€œgreen agendaโ€ while Farage has campaigned against climate action for years.

โ€˜Vote Power, Not Povertyโ€™ co-founder Richard Tice says politicians want to make money from the โ€œgreen agendaโ€ while Farage has campaigned against climate action for years.
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The donation from Global Warming Policy Forum chair Neil Record is the latest connection to emerge between denial groups and anti-net zero MPs.

The donation from Global Warming Policy Forum chair Neil Record is the latest connection to emerge between denial groups and anti-net zero MPs.
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Eight members of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group endorsed a report by Howard Cox opposing the UKโ€™s phase-out of petrol and diesel cars.

Eight members of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group endorsed a report by Howard Cox opposing the UKโ€™s phase-out of petrol and diesel cars.
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The Churchโ€™s continued ExxonMobil investment was called a "betrayal" by young campaigners.

The Churchโ€™s continued ExxonMobil investment was called a "betrayal" by young campaigners.
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The FairFuelUK survey covered by The Sun over the weekend has been dismissed as โ€œfakeโ€ by transport campaigners.

The FairFuelUK survey covered by The Sun over the weekend has been dismissed as โ€œfakeโ€ by transport campaigners.
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The Canadian author has cited S. Fred Singer, an American physicist who argued climate change was natural, after telling podcast host Joe Rogan that climate change could not be modelled accurately.

The Canadian author has cited S. Fred Singer, an American physicist who argued climate change was natural, after telling podcast host Joe Rogan that climate change could not be modelled accurately.