Climate Change: MP appointed to Parliament's science committee is part of climate change denial think tank

A new member of the Commons committee meant to ensure Government decisions are based on sound scientific evidence is also a trustee of an organisation that promotes climate change denial.

Graham Stringer, a long-time sceptic of the consensus scientific view on global warming, was appointed unopposed to the Commons Science and Technology Committee on Monday alongside seven other male MPs.

The appointment comes almost two years after the Labour MP joined Nigel Lawson’s Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) think tank, which has a lobbying wing dedicated to opposing policies that limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Rebecca Newsom, senior political adviser at Greenpeace, told The Independent the appointment was “odd” and risks the committee “wasting valuable time having more discussions about whether climate change is real”.

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Source: Independent

 

 

 

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