They are the little-known group of climate sceptics whose staunch rejection of net-zero policies could finally undo Boris Johnson.
The Global Warming Policy Foundation is notoriously secretive about its backers, saying only that it will not take cash from anyone with an interest in fossil fuels. (Tax documents filed in the US, revealed this week following an investigation by openDemocracy, appear to cast doubt on this claim.)
And as the Conservatives lick their wounds following a punishing local election, Johnson will be acutely aware of pressure from the GWPF – which includes a number of Tory backbench MPs as well as peers and lobbyists – to abandon his green pledges or risk a coup from the party’s Right.
