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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Taylor and Helena Horton

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

Steve Baker, Peter Lilley and Craig Mackinlay
From left: Steve Baker, Peter Lilley and Craig Mackinlay – all members of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/AP

A group of Conservative politicians and their allies are on the “frontline” of a new climate war and are attempting to derail the government’s green agenda, according to claims by leading climate scientists.

Tory MPs and peers in the Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG) have gained widespread media coverage in the past month, attempting to link the government’s net zero agenda to the cost-of-living crisis and calling for cuts to green taxes and an increase of fossil fuel production.

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