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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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.
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A judge said the claimantsโ€™ focus on specific years when the companies received more in tax breaks than they sent to the government was โ€œnonsensicalโ€.

A judge said the claimantsโ€™ focus on specific years when the companies received more in tax breaks than they sent to the government was โ€œnonsensicalโ€.
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Only 19 MPs and one peer signed the letter to the Sunday Telegraph, apparently contradicting Craig Mackinlayโ€™s claim that his โ€œNet Zero Scrutiny Groupโ€ has over 50 members.

Only 19 MPs and one peer signed the letter to the Sunday Telegraph, apparently contradicting Craig Mackinlayโ€™s claim that his โ€œNet Zero Scrutiny Groupโ€ has over 50 members.
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The judicial review, brought against the government's Oil and Gas Authority and business secretary, comes a week after Shell pulled out of the Cambo North Sea project.

The judicial review, brought against the government's Oil and Gas Authority and business secretary, comes a week after Shell pulled out of the Cambo North Sea project.
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Marcus Fysh, the MP for Yeovil, also has a stake in two banks that have financed billions in fossil fuels.

Marcus Fysh, the MP for Yeovil, also has a stake in two banks that have financed billions in fossil fuels.