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Mapped: How the Net Zero Backlash is Tied to Climate Denial – and Brexit

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“Go for gas with all the vigour of a national war effort…” That was the take from Steve Baker on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Baker, the leading light of the backbench Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG), has seized on the war to push for the UK’s ban on fracking to be scrapped. Ukraine is just their latest tactic. New Group on the Block.

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Tory MP Who Criticised Climate Action For Impact on World’s Poor Has Stakes in 20 Extractive Companies

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Marcus Fysh, a member of the “Net Zero Scrutiny Group” of MPs recently launched to push back against the government’s climate policies, told talkRADIO earlier this month the developing world should not be forced to follow greener economic pathways, speaking of the abject poverty he had witnessed in India.

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Tory MP Who Criticised Climate Action For Impact on World’s Poor Has Stakes in 18 Extractive Companies

DeSmogBlog

Marcus Fysh, a member of the “Net Zero Scrutiny Group” of MPs recently launched to push back against the government’s climate policies, told talkRADIO earlier this month the developing world should not be forced to follow greener economic pathways, speaking of the abject poverty he had witnessed in India.

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WRAP: Over half of UK public concerned about 'severe' environmental cost of clothes

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"SCAP 2020 has been an amazing journey and so much has been achieved," said Marcus Gover, chief executive at WRAP. However, more action is needed by more companies to make clothing more sustainable. That is why we need to continue this work. Textiles 2030 will pick up the mantle.".

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'A fashion sector fit for the future': Top fashion brands launch Textiles 2030 climate initiative

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New Look, Ted Baker, Sainsbury's, and Tesco have also signed on to the scheme, alongside 26 reuse or recycling organisations and 21 affiliates. WRAP CEO Marcus Glover emphasised that sustainability had to become "the next big thing" for the fashion industry.

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