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Nigel Farage’s ‘Net Zero Referendum’ Drive is Steeped in Climate Science Denial

DeSmogBlog

He repeats familiar talking points from public figures blocking climate action, including the Net Zero Scrutiny Group of MPs, who argue that the war in Ukraine means the UK should extract more fossil fuels and overturn its moratorium on fracking. Multiple periods of warming then cooling”. Farage’s Climate Record.

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Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

Compiled by Dutch climate activist Vatan Hüzeir , and reviewed by DeSmog and Dutch investigative journalism platform Follow The Money , the documents show how Shell was actively supporting research that clearly underscored the dangers posed by burning its fossil fuel products from the mid-1970s — years earlier than previously thought.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

In 2008, Jacobson teamed up with student, Graeme Hoste, to assess whether California’s hourly demand for electricity could be satisfied with a combination of renewable power sources. The fossil fuel divestment movement led by Bill McKibben’s 350.org (Photo Courtesy Mark Jacobson). Collaboration with Students.