Adam Barnett

About

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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With prominent allies in Parliament, the Motorcycle Action Group has been attempting to cast doubt on the evidence for human-caused climate change.

With prominent allies in Parliament, the Motorcycle Action Group has been attempting to cast doubt on the evidence for human-caused climate change.
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The key individuals and organisations that have seized on anti-ULEZ sentiments to launch an attack on the governmentโ€™s green policies.

The key individuals and organisations that have seized on anti-ULEZ sentiments to launch an attack on the governmentโ€™s green policies.
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Susan Hallโ€™s views on climate change are โ€œextremely concerningโ€, critics say.

Susan Hallโ€™s views on climate change are โ€œextremely concerningโ€, critics say.
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The prime minister praised Policy Exchange, which received $30,000 from oil and gas giant ExxonMobil in 2017, for shaping laws that target green activists.

The prime minister praised Policy Exchange, which received $30,000 from oil and gas giant ExxonMobil in 2017, for shaping laws that target green activists.
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Former Conservative ministers and high-ranking MPs among those who have backed Net Zero Scrutiny Groupโ€™s new attack on green policy

Former Conservative ministers and high-ranking MPs among those who have backed Net Zero Scrutiny Groupโ€™s new attack on green policy
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The energy consultant Kathryn Porter had previously claimed in her blog that โ€œclimate models overstate global warmingโ€ and called the UNโ€™s IPCC โ€œunscientificโ€.

The energy consultant Kathryn Porter had previously claimed in her blog that โ€œclimate models overstate global warmingโ€ and called the UNโ€™s IPCC โ€œunscientificโ€.
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Former prime ministerโ€™s nominations show he is willing to โ€œtake a wrecking ball to our planetโ€, says Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.

Former prime ministerโ€™s nominations show he is willing to โ€œtake a wrecking ball to our planetโ€, says Green Party MP Caroline Lucas.
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The backbench Conservative MP joins a growing list of influential directors at Net Zero Watch and the Global Warming Policy Foundation.

The backbench Conservative MP joins a growing list of influential directors at Net Zero Watch and the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
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MP calls for โ€˜urgentโ€™ Ofcom action as GB News deploys the โ€˜Fox News playbookโ€™ on climate change.

MP calls for โ€˜urgentโ€™ Ofcom action as GB News deploys the โ€˜Fox News playbookโ€™ on climate change.
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It is โ€˜deeply concerningโ€™ that Suella Braverman, Michael Gove, and a raft of Tory MPs are speaking alongside anti-green forces, say opposition politicians

It is โ€˜deeply concerningโ€™ that Suella Braverman, Michael Gove, and a raft of Tory MPs are speaking alongside anti-green forces, say opposition politicians