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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Marc Morano and Christopher Monckton were given free rein to spread misinformation at the CC Forum conference, which Liz Truss's climate minister pulled out of last week.

Marc Morano and Christopher Monckton were given free rein to spread misinformation at the CC Forum conference, which Liz Truss's climate minister pulled out of last week.
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Graham Stuart was billed to give a keynote speech at a conference where high-profile US climate science denier Marc Morano will debate โ€œglobal warmingโ€.

Graham Stuart was billed to give a keynote speech at a conference where high-profile US climate science denier Marc Morano will debate โ€œglobal warmingโ€.
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At a thinly-attended โ€œFreedom Zoneโ€ event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the โ€œdogmaโ€ of global warming as a socialist plot.

At a thinly-attended โ€œFreedom Zoneโ€ event, figures on the right of the party rubbed shoulders with an author who decries the โ€œdogmaโ€ of global warming as a socialist plot.
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The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last monthโ€™s disastrous โ€œmini-budgetโ€.

The Institute of Economic Affairs has been in the media spotlight following last monthโ€™s disastrous โ€œmini-budgetโ€.
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The airportโ€™s expansion plans would boost carbon dioxide emissions to 20 million tonnes by 2050, according to analysis by a green transport group.

The airportโ€™s expansion plans would boost carbon dioxide emissions to 20 million tonnes by 2050, according to analysis by a green transport group.
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Green groups warn that industry โ€˜greenwashโ€™ risks diverting politicians from less-polluting alternatives.

Green groups warn that industry โ€˜greenwashโ€™ risks diverting politicians from less-polluting alternatives.
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The labelling will "deceive or confuse" consumers, say experts.

The labelling will "deceive or confuse" consumers, say experts.
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Green MP Caroline Lucas said climate sceptics and โ€œdelayersโ€ should be โ€œnowhere near the prime ministerโ€™s top teamโ€.

Green MP Caroline Lucas said climate sceptics and โ€œdelayersโ€ should be โ€œnowhere near the prime ministerโ€™s top teamโ€.
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While claiming to support net zero, the new PM is pro-fracking, plans to increase extraction of oil and gas in the North Sea and finds solar farms โ€˜depressingโ€™.

While claiming to support net zero, the new PM is pro-fracking, plans to increase extraction of oil and gas in the North Sea and finds solar farms โ€˜depressingโ€™.
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Brian Catt wrote in a 2020 blog that the United Nations was trying to โ€œdeceive and control global populationsโ€.

Brian Catt wrote in a 2020 blog that the United Nations was trying to โ€œdeceive and control global populationsโ€.