With the major party manifestos all published it's not just the Greens that oppose fracking, writes Mat Hope. It's also Labour and the Libdems. So who's left? The Tories of course, who are holding fast to the fracking faith, and even want to create a new special purpose regulator for the industry. Oh yes, and UKIP, which is also committed to abolishing the Climate Change Act.
Only Conservatives and UKIP back fracking in GE2017 Mat Hope DeSmog.uk | 18th May 2017 News Fracking Politics Climate Change Regulation fracking-police-cut.jpg With the major party manifestos all …
Environment secretary Michael Gove said he is convinced “climate change is a danger” but that efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions must not come at the expense of economic growth. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK reports
… of people who are members of environmental or conservation organisations. Transitional …
London-based front groups pushing for the most deregulated form of Brexit have strong ties to major US libertarian influencers.
The power couple, fossil fuels and Brexit Mat Hope | 23rd November 2018 News Thought Leaders Matthew Elliott Sarah Elliott 55 Tufton Street Brexit Charles G Koch Charitable Foundation Mercer Family …
Is Boris Johnson's cabinet the most anti-climate action ever?
Johnson's 'extraordinary cull' Mat Hope Richard Collett-White | 5th August 2019 News DeSmog Boris Johnson Cabinet Reshuffle Thought Leaders 26147764939_9b997771fd_o.jpg Is Boris Johnson's cabinet the …
Cambridge Analytica were behind the election of Donald Trump, and the UK's decision to leave the EU. A network analysis links the consultancy to a web of lobbyists pushing to hinder climate action.
How Cambridge Analytica ties together Brexit, Trump, and climate science denial Mat Hope | 21st March 2018 News Cambridge Analytica Brexit Donald Trump Global Warming Policy Foundation …
A web of lobbyists, politicians, and political funders continue to spread disinformation about climate change in the UK. MAT HOPE, the editor of DeSmog UK, today launches its new Climate Disinformation Database. Here he explains how the resource aims to better inform public debate.
New database maps web of disinformation plaguing UK climate policy Mat Hope | 11th December 2017 Comment Climate Change Climate Science Denial Climate Skepticism Nigel Lawson Global Warming Policy …
Climate science denial campaign group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has apparently been left with a hole in its finances after a major donor did not renew its funding, writes MAT HOPE
Charitable donor drops funding for Nigel Lawson's climate science denying charity Mat Hope | 20th September 2018 News Global Warming Policy Foundation Nigel Lawson Boris Johnson Edward Atkin x …
An overwhelmingly male cast involved in whipping up support for the Leave includes ministers, political activists, businessmen and strategists.
Brexit: The uncivil war Chloe Farand Mat Hope | 11th January 2019 Comment Brexit Brexit: The Uncivil War James Graham Vote Leave Dominic Cummings Matthew Elliott Boris Johnson Michael Gove Nigel …
This is what it’s like living in and around the proposed site for a new gold mine as a Canadian exploration outfit, Dalradian, tests the quality of the riches beneath the earth, writes MAT HOPE
… Interest (ASSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Our operations will be …
The months-old protest at Preston New Road, Lancashire, is no longer just about fracking, writes Mat Hope. This dispute is now about London versus the North. It is about the government failing 'the people' from which it has become detached. It is about people sensing hopelessness and helplessness and trying to find a means to resist. And it is about holding on, steadfast, in spite of it all, knowing this is the forgotten frontline of a far greater struggle.
Battered but steadfast: dispatch from Lancashire, England's fracking frontline Mat Hope DeSmog.uk | 8th May 2017 News Fracking Protest England UK Corporations Fossil Fuels polar bear and police close …
Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, has gained privileged access to the UN climate change negotiations while pushing the same unworkable solutions for almost 20 years, internal company documents reveal. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK investigates
… Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) and the …
The transatlantic network of fossil fuel funded think tanks has been constructed over more than half a century - and has come into its own with the arrival of Donald Trump in the UK and his praise for Boris Johnson. MAT HOPE of DESMOG UK reports
From Trump to May: How a US-UK network pushes climate science denial Mat Hope | 13th July 2018 Comment Donald Trump Theresa May Brexit x The transatlantic network of fossil fuel funded think tanks …