Sam is DeSmogโs UK Deputy Editor. He was previously the Investigations Editor of Byline Times and an investigative journalist at the BBC. He is the author of two books: Fortress London, and Bullingdon Club Britain.
Rupert Lowe has been campaigning against climate action while owning a heat pump supplier.
The broadcasterโs in-house content studio has been paid to promote fossil fuel firms and petrostates with a history of persecuting journalists.
The former business secretary, who is running for Conservative Party leader, has defended net zero U-turns and backed new fossil fuel drilling.
Despite growing public support for climate action, former Tory MP Craig Mackinlay has pledged to continue opposing green policies.
Clacton is uniquely exposed to rising sea levels, but local voters are unlikely to find a champion in their new MP.
The Global Warming Policy Foundation has been accused of funding one-sided research attacking net zero policies.
The Conservative candidate has changed his tune on climate action, recently attacking Labourโs net zero policies and arguing for new fossil fuel extraction.
Reformโs leader has been criticised in recent days for claiming the west provoked Putinโs invasion of Ukraine.
Sarah Jones ran a fundraising event with the help of a pro-hydrogen group backed by a major Tory donor.
Rishi Sunakโs Tories accepted hundreds of thousands from major donors with financial ties to the oil and gas industry.
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