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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton

£3.5m of Tory donations linked to pollution and climate denial, says report

Fumes billowing from a refinery.
Executives at oil and gas firms were among the list of people and companies that gave to the party last year. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

The Conservative party received £3.5m from individuals and entities linked to climate denial, fossil fuels and high-pollution industries last year, according to new analysis.

The climate website DeSmog analysed Electoral Commission records, which show that the party and its MPs received funds from the aviation and construction industries, mining and oil interests, and individuals linked to the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), a thinktank which has denied the legitimacy of climate science.

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