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Samuele Furfari speaking about environmental issues on Le Club 700, the French version of the U.S. Christian television show. Credit: Le Club700/YouTube
uk/Tory-Linked Climate Denial Group’s New Advisor Called Environmentalism ‘Satan’s Trick’
By Adam Barnett
on
A climate scientist said the news that Samuele Furfari, a former EU energy advisor, had joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation showed the organisation was “clutching at straws to defend its fringe and unfounded views”.
Climate campaigners speaking to Steve Baker as part of a "mass lobby" of MPs in 2015. Credit: Stonehouse Photographic/WWF-UK
Steve Baker Reboots Libertarian Bloc With Funding From Head of Climate Denial Group
By Rich Collett-White and Adam Barnett
on
Advocates of climate action fear Conservative Way Forward's relaunch will galvanise the right-wing campaign being waged against Britain’s net-zero efforts.
‘Gas Wizard’ Dan McTeague appears on Canadian TV. Photo via CBC/YouTube
This ‘Gas Wizard’ Forecaster Peddles More Than Price Advice
By Taylor Noakes
on
Media personality Dan McTeague also works to undermine climate action.
uk/Motoring Lobbyist Who Slammed 'Insulate Britain' Backs Disruptive Fuel Protests
By Adam Barnett
on
Anti-fuel duty campaigner Howard Cox, who has downplayed “alleged man-made causes” of climate change, backed drivers who targeted roads across the UK.
Michael Hintze in 2011. Credit: Acton Institute, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Climate Denial Funder Set to Become Tory Peer
By Adam Barnett and Rachel Sherrington
on
Michael Hintze, an Australian hedge fund manager, will join several other climate sceptics in the House of Lords.
Director of CAR26 Lois Perry appearing on TalkTV earlier this month. Credit: YouTube/CAR26
uk/Climate Denial Group Criticised For Ties to Pro-Putin Millionaire
By Adam Barnett
on
Businessman John Mappin, who has called Russia’s attack on Ukraine a “gift” to the world, is a vocal ally of fringe anti-net zero group CAR26.
UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
Business Secretary Rejects Climate Denier's Bid to Revive Fracking
By Adam Barnett
on
The petition was backed by former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman and conservative commentator Darren Grimes.
Red spray paint on a white building that says 'I don't believe in global warming' and is reflected in rising water below
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
By Stella Levantesi
on
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
A new report has documented climate disinformation circulating on social media before, during and after COP26. Credit:Stenbocki maja (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Big Tech Must Do More to Combat Climate Disinformation ‘Super-spreaders’, Report Says
By Phoebe Cooke
on
COP26 misinformation spike prompts call to rein in social media accounts that promote “delayism” and “junk science”.
Sticker criticising the salary of BBC radio presenter Stephen Nolan. Credit: Rossographer (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Revealed: the PR Firm Behind the UK's Net Zero Backlash
By Adam Barnett
on
Blue Sky Strategy, run by anti-BBC campaigner Rebecca Ryan, was listed on the website of a group whose founder calls climate change a “con”.

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uk/Tory-Linked Climate Denial Group’s New Advisor Called Environmentalism ‘Satan’s Trick’
ByAdam Barnett
on
A climate scientist said the news that Samuele Furfari, a former EU energy advisor, had joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation showed the organisation was “clutching at straws to defend its fringe and unfounded views”.
Samuele Furfari speaking about environmental issues on Le Club 700, the French version of the U.S. Christian television show. Credit: Le Club700/YouTube
Steve Baker Reboots Libertarian Bloc With Funding From Head of Climate Denial Group
ByRich Collett-White and Adam Barnett
on
Advocates of climate action fear Conservative Way Forward's relaunch will galvanise the right-wing campaign being waged against Britain’s net-zero efforts.
Climate campaigners speaking to Steve Baker as part of a "mass lobby" of MPs in 2015. Credit: Stonehouse Photographic/WWF-UK
This ‘Gas Wizard’ Forecaster Peddles More Than Price Advice
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Media personality Dan McTeague also works to undermine climate action.
‘Gas Wizard’ Dan McTeague appears on Canadian TV. Photo via CBC/YouTube
uk/Motoring Lobbyist Who Slammed 'Insulate Britain' Backs Disruptive Fuel Protests
ByAdam Barnett
on
Anti-fuel duty campaigner Howard Cox, who has downplayed “alleged man-made causes” of climate change, backed drivers who targeted roads across the UK.
Climate Denial Funder Set to Become Tory Peer
ByAdam Barnett and Rachel Sherrington
on
Michael Hintze, an Australian hedge fund manager, will join several other climate sceptics in the House of Lords.
Michael Hintze in 2011. Credit: Acton Institute, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
uk/Climate Denial Group Criticised For Ties to Pro-Putin Millionaire
ByAdam Barnett
on
Businessman John Mappin, who has called Russia’s attack on Ukraine a “gift” to the world, is a vocal ally of fringe anti-net zero group CAR26.
Director of CAR26 Lois Perry appearing on TalkTV earlier this month. Credit: YouTube/CAR26
Business Secretary Rejects Climate Denier's Bid to Revive Fracking
ByAdam Barnett
on
The petition was backed by former Brexit Party MEP Lance Forman and conservative commentator Darren Grimes.
UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
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Analysis
Climate Deniers and the Language of Climate Obstruction
ByStella Levantesi
on
From narratives about fossil fuels as a solution to climate advocates as out of touch with reality, here’s how the fossil fuel industry and its allies are weaponizing words to delay climate action.
Series: Gaslit
Red spray paint on a white building that says 'I don't believe in global warming' and is reflected in rising water below
Big Tech Must Do More to Combat Climate Disinformation ‘Super-spreaders’, Report Says
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
COP26 misinformation spike prompts call to rein in social media accounts that promote “delayism” and “junk science”.
A new report has documented climate disinformation circulating on social media before, during and after COP26. Credit:Stenbocki maja (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Revealed: the PR Firm Behind the UK's Net Zero Backlash
ByAdam Barnett
on
Blue Sky Strategy, run by anti-BBC campaigner Rebecca Ryan, was listed on the website of a group whose founder calls climate change a “con”.
Sticker criticising the salary of BBC radio presenter Stephen Nolan. Credit: Rossographer (CC BY-SA 2.0)