Matthew Lesh will be joining the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a free market think tank which played a significant role in advocating for a "hard" Brexit and has criticised the government's approach to climate action as expensive and ineffective.

The former Global Warming Policy Forum URL now re-directs to the Net Zero Watch website and the group’s Twitter account has been renamed.

The former UK chancellor currently works for an investment bank that advised the oil giant on a multibillion-pound purchase of US shale assets from BHP Group in 2018.

The comments were made at an event hosted by the free-market Institute of Economic Affairs, which has reportedly taken funding from oil giant BP for decades.

Rishi Sunak's Treasury has reportedly been "blocking" green policies on infrastructure and home insulation.

A University of Aberdeen spokesperson said its decision to divest was part of a commitment to provide leadership on sustainability issues and support a "just transition" for the energy sector.

Jim McMahon said it was not the "right approach" in a panel discussion at Labour's party conference in Brighton.

Shadow business secretary says the government has no plan for net zero, leaving the country “bumbling around”.

Alan Whitehead said he supported Drax’s burning of trees for energy, despite criticism over its climate impact.

The Green Party accused Labour of helping the biomass energy producer engage in "green spin of the worst kind".