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Net Zero Secretary Claire Coutinho Took Donation From Climate Science Denial Funder

DeSmogBlog

Hintze, a Conservative peer and hedge fund manager, was one of the early funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) , founded by the late Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson. However, a 2023 court case found that the government’s plans only added up to 95 percent of the reductions needed to meet its net zero targets.

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GB News Owner Hires Tory Kingpin’s Oil and Gas Linked Lobbying Firm 

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CT Group was founded by political consultant and lobbyist Lynton Crosby in 2002. Hiring CT Group appears to be the latest attempt by the Legatum Group to expand its political influence. This raises a number of interesting political questions.” global warming target established by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

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Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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Tories Have Received £8.4 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Polluters, and Climate Deniers Since 2019 Election

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No political party should be taking any money from fossil fuel interests whatsoever,” Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, told DeSmog. “To This investigation is yet more evidence of the stranglehold the oil and gas industry has on our politics,” Georgia Whitaker, Greenpeace UK’s climate campaigner, told DeSmog.

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The Transformation of Earth Day: What Has Changed and What To Expect – Part 2

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Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. During this period, president Jimmy Carter supported the drive for new and improved environmental law which continued throughout his term up until 1981. This was no doubt a political win for Earth Day. struggled under these political constraints.

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Earth Day History: Transformation of a Celebration – Part 2

Green Business Bureau

Political Shifts: Earth Day Gains Momentum Despite Political Turbulence. During this period, president Jimmy Carter supported the drive for new and improved environmental law which continued throughout his term up until 1981. This was no doubt a political win for Earth Day. struggled under these political constraints.

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Tufton Street Linked Donors Have Given £630,000 to the Conservatives Since Sunak Became Prime Minister

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As revealed by DeSmog this week, a firm owned by a director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) – one of the UK’s principal climate science denial groups – also donated £20,000 in March to House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt and Conservative MP Liam Fox. ’ 2022 report into think tanks. Britain is now their laboratory.”