Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend launch of climate denial group led by ex-Ukip head
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The group boats that it is ‘the world’s most prominent think tank supporting skepticism about man-made climate change’. Nigel Farage and Liz Truss were spotted attending the launch of the UK branch of a climate denying lobby group, set to be headed up by a former Ukip leader.
![[Liz Truss with James Taylor, president of Heartland]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/15/08/20241217_193843-1-768x1024.jpg)
The Heartland Institute, a US based lobby group which has previously made extreme statements sceptical of climate change, launched its UK-EU branch last month, based in London. Mr Farage, who was the guest of honour at the launch, was joined by former prime minister Ms Truss and Tory shadow trade minister Andrew Griffith.
Former Ukip leader Lois Perry, who is set to lead the new branch, has previously described the climate emergency as “a scam”. In a press release announcing the launch, Heartland - which has links to the Trump administration - boasted that it is “the world’s most prominent think tank supporting skepticism about man-made climate change”.
It said Ms Perry plans to “leverage Heartland’s science-based work pushing back at climate alarmism and schemes such as Net Zero from London where she can communicate directly with policymakers in the UK and the Continent.”. In 2012, the institute launched a poster campaign comparing those concerned about global warming to Osama Bin Laden and the Unabomber, a US terrorist who killed three people and injured others.
It has also incorrectly claimed that heatwaves and temperatures in the US are not increasing as a result of climate change. The launch, which took place in December, was held in the Brook’s private members club in Mayfair, an exclusive club which is one of the few remaining gentlemen’s clubs to not admit women.
