Amid rising popularity, Reform UK candidates increasingly denying human-induced climate change
Over the last two years, the candidates posted materials disputing human-induced warming
As Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party reaches a new height of popularity, a report has revealed the increasingly indifferent attitude of its members and candidates towards human-induced climate change. An analysis by the Guardian showed at least 30 party candidates have supported theories about the World Economic Forum pushing a “climate change narrative” and have dismissed climate concerns as mere “hoax” or “scam”.
Over the last two years, the candidates posted materials disputing human-induced warming. The more concerning part is that some of the candidates are projected to win the upcoming elections.
Similar views peddled at official events
A similar narrative has been peddled at official party events. For instance, the party chief Richard Tice in June claimed it was 'ludicrous' to think that the UK's decarbonisation will help mitigate the global climate crisis.
The party has officially declared it will eliminate the UK's net-zero commitments if it emerges victorious.
Lee Anderson, who is Reform UK's only lawmaker at the moment, has vowed support to coal as a “sustainable” energy source and declared that only “odd weirdos” care about decarbonisation.
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Similarly, the party's official Facebook account posted one message claiming human carbon dioxide emissions don't affect the climate and another which claimed that global heating would be beneficial.
Leslie Lilley, the party's candidate from Southend East and Rochford, claimed on X that UN-backed groups, controlled by “the Illuminati”, were peddling such climate change narratives.
Experts worried
Experts say Reform UK's party is adhering to 'a scientifically illiterate approach' that is backed by candidates 'not credible.'
“This is a scientifically illiterate approach. People across the country are suffering from climate change and these candidates are not suitable to represent them. These are not credible candidates,” Bob Ward, the policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, was quoted as saying by the Guardian.
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“You cannot be a credible candidate if you don’t accept reality. The debate needs to be on effective action – not between people who have hands over their eyes and fingers in their ears,” he added.
(With inputs from agencies)