{"id":59830,"date":"2022-05-04T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=news&#038;p=59830"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:25:31","slug":"climate-sceptic-thinktank-received-funding-from-fossil-fuel-interests","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/news\/climate-sceptic-thinktank-received-funding-from-fossil-fuel-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate sceptic thinktank received funding from fossil fuel interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p>This article reports on evidence suggesting that the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has received funding from US based donors with links to coal, oil and gas companies. The article includes a quote from Bob Ward concerning efforts by GWPF to challenge the UK&rsquo;s net zero policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/may\/04\/climate-sceptic-thinktank-received-funding-from-fossil-fuel-interests\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Guardian&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>, 4 May 2022<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p>This article reports on evidence suggesting that the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has received funding from US based donors with links to coal, oil and gas companies. 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