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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Constituents set up ‘Steve Baker Watch’ over MP’s climate stance

Steve Baker
Baker’s net zero group is tied to lobbyists accused of climate science denial. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Constituents of Steve Baker MP who are concerned about his environmental position have set up a “Steve Baker Watch” group and are launching a crowdfunding page to raise money. The constituents in Baker’s constituency of Wycombe in the rolling Chiltern Hills believe that Baker is trying to “wreck the government plans to improve the environment”.

Baker, who as chair of the European Research Group was instrumental in pressing for a hard Brexit, helped set up the Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG), which has close links to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a lobbyist group that has been accused of denying climate science.

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