The Latest Breaking News from Global Warming Policy Foundation

UK urged to sack Tony Abbott as trade adviser for joining climate sceptic group

Critics say former Australian PM’s membership of Global Warming Policy Foundation board could affect trade deals

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2023

Former Australian PM Tony Abbott joins board of UK climate sceptic thinktank

Abbott says ‘we need more genuine science and less groupthink’ in announcing position at Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023

Abbott joins contrarian climate think tank

Tony Abbott says he is joining the Global Warming Policy Foundation because it has "consistently injected a note of realism into the climate debate".

AAP · Feb 6, 2023

Strip climate sceptic thinktank of charitable status, MPs urge

Global Warming Policy Foundation is a lobbying organisation, says complaint submitted to Charity Commission

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

Just Stop Oil target Westminster base of right-wing think tanks in latest protest

Activists with Just Stop Oil have graffitied a building housing right-wing think tanks and blocked the road in Westminster. Officers said one person had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after protesters spray painted 55 Tufton Street in Westminster, an address linked to several influential right-wing organisations. Six protesters…

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022

Rise up, twitchers! The thinktanks are coming

Time is running out to protect the RSPB and National Trust from climate crisis-denying, neoliberal lobbyists and their nature-hating Tory cronies

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Suella Braverman received £10,000 leadership bid donation from prominent climate denier’s firm

Attorney general declared the donation from company owned by Terence Mordaunt, who chaired the climate sceptic thinktank Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

UK heatwave: No10 warns climate change is causing 'trend' of higher temperatures

Downing Street said there is 'agreement we are seeing a trend towards higher temperatures' as campaigners and unions accused the government of doing too little to fight climate change

Daily Mirror · Jul 18, 2022

PM candidate Penny Mordaunt blasted for taking £20,000 donation from climate sceptics

Penny Mordaunt - one of the frontrunners to replace Boris Johnson - has described climate change as an 'existential threat' but voted against measures aimed at tackling the issue

Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022

Climate sceptic thinktank reported to charity commission over fossil fuel interest funding

Global Warming Policy Foundation is lobby group not charity and brings no public good, say signatories

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022