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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Campaigners warn that the UK will face โ€œpressure from American fossil fuel interestsโ€ to slow its energy transition.

Campaigners warn that the UK will face โ€œpressure from American fossil fuel interestsโ€ to slow its energy transition.
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Victoria Hewson called the 2050 ambition a โ€œhuge own goalโ€ while working for a Tufton Street think tank.

Victoria Hewson called the 2050 ambition a โ€œhuge own goalโ€ while working for a Tufton Street think tank.
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Jeremy Clarkson spreads well-worn conspiracy theory that casts inheritance farm tax policy as plot to โ€œreplace farmers with migrantsโ€.

Jeremy Clarkson spreads well-worn conspiracy theory that casts inheritance farm tax policy as plot to โ€œreplace farmers with migrantsโ€.
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The Climate Policy Institute attending the UN summit was founded by a state-backed think tank which has received fossil fuel funding.

The Climate Policy Institute attending the UN summit was founded by a state-backed think tank which has received fossil fuel funding.
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The Heritage Foundationโ€™s Project 2025 blueprint proposes sweeping anti-climate policies.

The Heritage Foundationโ€™s Project 2025 blueprint proposes sweeping anti-climate policies.
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The new leader of the opposition has regularly criticised the UKโ€™s green ambitions.

The new leader of the opposition has regularly criticised the UKโ€™s green ambitions.
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The Tory leadership candidate has welcomed the support of a group that claims โ€œthere is no greenhouse effectโ€.

The Tory leadership candidate has welcomed the support of a group that claims โ€œthere is no greenhouse effectโ€.
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Experts accuse Farageโ€™s party of a โ€˜deliberate campaign of misinformation about climate changeโ€™ in the House of Commons.

Experts accuse Farageโ€™s party of a โ€˜deliberate campaign of misinformation about climate changeโ€™ in the House of Commons.
Analysis
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The final two Conservative candidates have worrying records on green issues.

The final two Conservative candidates have worrying records on green issues.
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Nigel Farageโ€™s right-wing populist party is backed by fossil fuel investors, climate science deniers, and radical free market groups in the U.S. and Europe.

Nigel Farageโ€™s right-wing populist party is backed by fossil fuel investors, climate science deniers, and radical free market groups in the U.S. and Europe.