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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Thirteen investors with stakes in expanding airports including Bristol and Heathrow are signed up to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment scheme, DeSmog can reveal.

Thirteen investors with stakes in expanding airports including Bristol and Heathrow are signed up to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment scheme, DeSmog can reveal.
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Listed clients of public relations firm 6 Hillgrove distanced themselves from Lois Perryโ€™s views when approached.

Listed clients of public relations firm 6 Hillgrove distanced themselves from Lois Perryโ€™s views when approached.
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Campaigners say the research shows Total and other oil and gas majors have "stolen the precious time of a generation to stem the climate crisisโ€.

Campaigners say the research shows Total and other oil and gas majors have "stolen the precious time of a generation to stem the climate crisisโ€.
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Campaigners described the newly announced sponsorship deal as "greenwash, plain and simple".

Campaigners described the newly announced sponsorship deal as "greenwash, plain and simple".
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Citi, JPMorgan and Barclays among โ€œworldโ€™s biggest financiersโ€ of oil, gas and coal at government summit on green future.

Citi, JPMorgan and Barclays among โ€œworldโ€™s biggest financiersโ€ of oil, gas and coal at government summit on green future.
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Matthew Lesh will be joining the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a free market think tank which played a significant role in advocating for a "hard" Brexit and has criticised the government's approach to climate action as expensive and ineffective.

Matthew Lesh will be joining the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a free market think tank which played a significant role in advocating for a "hard" Brexit and has criticised the government's approach to climate action as expensive and ineffective.
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The former Global Warming Policy Forum URL now re-directs to the Net Zero Watch website and the groupโ€™s Twitter account has been renamed.

The former Global Warming Policy Forum URL now re-directs to the Net Zero Watch website and the groupโ€™s Twitter account has been renamed.
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The former UK chancellor currently works for an investment bank that advised the oil giant on a multibillion-pound purchase of US shale assets from BHP Group in 2018.

The former UK chancellor currently works for an investment bank that advised the oil giant on a multibillion-pound purchase of US shale assets from BHP Group in 2018.
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The comments were made at an event hosted by the free-market Institute of Economic Affairs, which has reportedly taken funding from oil giant BP for decades.

The comments were made at an event hosted by the free-market Institute of Economic Affairs, which has reportedly taken funding from oil giant BP for decades.
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Rishi Sunak's Treasury has reportedly been "blocking" green policies on infrastructure and home insulation.

Rishi Sunak's Treasury has reportedly been "blocking" green policies on infrastructure and home insulation.