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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Rohit David

Washington to Westminster: US Deniers Steer Nigel Farage Climate Agenda, Risking £200bn Green Sector Collapse

Nigel Farage's Reform UK, steered by Heartland Institute climate deniers (Credit: NIgel Farage X account photo)

US climate deniers from the Heartland Institute are influencing Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, pushing a sceptic agenda that threatens Britain's net zero targets and the booming green economy. In 2025, Farage's ties to these American groups risk derailing UK climate policy, amid warnings of economic fallout from abandoning renewable investments.

As Reform UK gains traction, the potential £200 billion ($306.84 billion) collapse of the green sector looms, endangering jobs and growth in low carbon technologies.

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