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

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The former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has joined the board of a UK-based thinktank that has been highly critical of climate science and action on global heating.

Since its launch in 2009, the Global Warming Policy Foundation has become known for its consistent attacks on climate science, the risks of global heating and – more recently – policies to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

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