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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One expert called Nigel Farageโ€™s policies a contract to โ€œbankrupt Britain and condemn future generations to climate catastropheโ€.

One expert called Nigel Farageโ€™s policies a contract to โ€œbankrupt Britain and condemn future generations to climate catastropheโ€.
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DeSmog catalogues how oil and gas firms have forged ties with the highest levels of government, the media, and influential think tanks.

DeSmog catalogues how oil and gas firms have forged ties with the highest levels of government, the media, and influential think tanks.
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Scientific modelling indicates that areas of Clacton could be submerged annually.

Scientific modelling indicates that areas of Clacton could be submerged annually.
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The anti-net zero party has been bankrolled by oil and gas investors, aviation entrepreneurs, and those who reject climate science.

The anti-net zero party has been bankrolled by oil and gas investors, aviation entrepreneurs, and those who reject climate science.
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The Together Declaration spurred a wave of โ€œdisinformationโ€ around anti-pollution schemes, new report finds.

The Together Declaration spurred a wave of โ€œdisinformationโ€ around anti-pollution schemes, new report finds.
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Campaigners likened the fossil fuel companyโ€™s patronage of climate events to letting an โ€œarsonist sponsor a fire safety conferenceโ€.

Campaigners likened the fossil fuel companyโ€™s patronage of climate events to letting an โ€œarsonist sponsor a fire safety conferenceโ€.
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The former prime minister attacks flagship climate deals and makes false claims about electric vehicles, Russiaโ€™s influence on energy policies, and net zero.

The former prime minister attacks flagship climate deals and makes false claims about electric vehicles, Russiaโ€™s influence on energy policies, and net zero.
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Lord Agnew is a shareholder in Equinor, the Norwegian oil and gas firm behind the โ€˜carbon bombโ€™ Rosebank oil field.

Lord Agnew is a shareholder in Equinor, the Norwegian oil and gas firm behind the โ€˜carbon bombโ€™ Rosebank oil field.
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The Ashfield MP, who left the Conservatives today for Reform, shares his new partyโ€™s trenchant opposition to net zero.

The Ashfield MP, who left the Conservatives today for Reform, shares his new partyโ€™s trenchant opposition to net zero.
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From attacks on โ€œeco-madnessโ€ and accusations of a โ€œNet Zero Hoaxโ€, hereโ€™s our climate guide to the MPs contesting Labourโ€™s seat.

From attacks on โ€œeco-madnessโ€ and accusations of a โ€œNet Zero Hoaxโ€, hereโ€™s our climate guide to the MPs contesting Labourโ€™s seat.