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UNCOVERED: Net zero scrutiny group | History Defined

DUP MP Sammy Wilson named as member of UK climate-sceptic 'Net Zero Scrutiny Group'

The group asked Boris Johnson to end environmental levies on household energy and end the ban on fracking

Belfast Live

Tory leadership contenders urged to ignore ‘siren voices’ pushing them to ditch net zero promises

Exclusive: MPs and peers alarmed at sceptics’ push to dismantle policies aimed at tackling climate change

The Independent UK

Green Tories fear lurch away from progress on climate after Johnson

Successor may be less sympathetic to environmental concerns, some supporters say

The Guardian - UK

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Tory MP Steve Baker shares paper denying climate crisis

Green Alliance says ‘mask has slipped’ as member of Net Zero Scrutiny Group shares scientist’s paper on Twitter

The Guardian - UK

Half of Tory backbench MPs have joined party’s green group

Conservative Environment Network has 133 MPs in its ranks, while Net Zero Scrutiny Group has 19 publicly named members

The Guardian - UK

To Tory MPs seeking to derail the green agenda, I say watch out – we’re coming for you

In Wycombe, voters have set up Steve Baker Watch to send him a message. His Net Zero Scrutiny Group should heed it too, says occupational therapist Gemma Rogers

The Guardian - UK

Staff from climate sceptic group recruited by Tory MP behind net zero attacks

Further links emerge between Craig Mackinlay’s Net Zero Scrutiny Group and Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Guardian - UK

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Tory MPs fear that net zero is hurting poor people. Ignore their crocodile tears

The Net Zero Scrutiny Group claim green levies are the true burden on poorer people – while their party cuts spending on energy efficiency, says Green MP Caroline Lucas

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s net zero goal is backed by nearly all MPs

Letters: A cross-party group of parliamentarians respond to an article about the Net Zero Scrutiny Group. Plus letters from Colin Hines and Rose Harvie

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s all a bit cynical’: the politicians behind the Tory attack on net zero agenda

Amid fears about the cost of living crisis, those opposed to government’s climate agenda appear to have sensed an opportunity

The Guardian - UK

Tories fighting net zero plans are dragging climate into new culture war, experts say

More than half of members of Net Zero Scrutiny Group were also in group that promoted Brexit vote, as fears grow for UK’s green agenda

The Guardian - UK

A new Tory faction is ‘scrutinising’ net zero – with tactics learned from Brexit

The Net Zero Scrutiny Group is blaming the cost-of-living crisis on green policies. Its potential influence shouldn’t be ignored, says climate writer Eleanor Salter

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