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'We will be the biggest green energy company in the world': Bankrolled by UAE, Masdar embarks on its 100GW journey

Business Green

For context, 100GW is more than the UK's entire current electricity capacity, which stands at around 75GW from both clean and fossil fuel sources. The firm was also part of the four-strong consortium behind the 630MW London Array offshore wind farm, which was the world's largest when it was completed in 2013.

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Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors

DeSmogBlog

In a 1982 memo, Fisher also outlined plans for think tanks in Argentina, India, South Africa, and Sri Lanka, noting in each place a local businessman or politician that wanted to start an institute. He went on to co-found all of them, and all are still operating today.

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

DeSmogBlog

Previous reports indicate that Tufton Street groups have received substantial funds from organisations that support climate science denial in the past decade, with some donations provided directly by fossil fuel firms. Every single one of its members was given the lowest transparency rating – E – by openDemocracy’s ‘ Who Funds You?