Adam Barnett

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Adam Barnett is DeSmog’s UK News Reporter. He is a former Staff Writer at Left Foot Forward and BBC Local Democracy Reporter.

onJun 16, 2023 @ 08:36 PDT

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.
onMay 31, 2023 @ 07:02 PDT

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.
onMay 26, 2023 @ 04:04 PDT

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.
onMay 15, 2023 @ 08:31 PDT

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
onFeb 16, 2023 @ 02:32 PST

A traffic filter scheme in Oxfordshire has been โ€œweaponisedโ€ by the anti-climate lobby.

A traffic filter scheme in Oxfordshire has been โ€œweaponisedโ€ by the anti-climate lobby.
onFeb 1, 2023 @ 07:52 PST

Climate action is held back by the governmentโ€™s ties to โ€œdangerous, anti-scienceโ€ organisations, says Green Party.

Climate action is held back by the governmentโ€™s ties to โ€œdangerous, anti-scienceโ€ organisations, says Green Party.
onJan 20, 2023 @ 04:27 PST

Michael John Cole will sit alongside Lord David Frost on the Global Warming Policy Foundation board.

Michael John Cole will sit alongside Lord David Frost on the Global Warming Policy Foundation board.
onJan 11, 2023 @ 05:26 PST

Greens welcome departure of "denier-in-chief" who founded the Global Warming Policy Foundation and sits on the board of Net Zero Watch.

Greens welcome departure of "denier-in-chief" who founded the Global Warming Policy Foundation and sits on the board of Net Zero Watch.
onDec 16, 2022 @ 08:02 PST

Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, spoke at a Heritage panel event where net zero was branded โ€œa religionโ€.

Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, spoke at a Heritage panel event where net zero was branded โ€œa religionโ€.
onNov 18, 2022 @ 07:57 PST

The Gulf petrostate, which will host COP28 next year, presents ADNOC as a source of clean energy at a huge pavilion documenting its โ€œclimate action journey.โ€

The Gulf petrostate, which will host COP28 next year, presents ADNOC as a source of clean energy at a huge pavilion documenting its โ€œclimate action journey.โ€