Britain’s charity watchdog has received a complaint backed by MPs calling for a Tory-linked anti-net-zero lobby group to be stripped of its charitable status following an openDemocracy investigation.
The complaint alleges that the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), which is one of the most vocal groups opposing the government’s ‘net zero’ plans, has breached Charity Commission guidelines by accepting donations from oil and gas interests.
Last month, this website revealed that the GWPF, which also campaigns through a non-charitable arm as Net Zero Watch, had received donations from a foundation with millions of dollars’ worth of shares in oil, gas and coal companies – despite claiming it would not take cash from anyone with a fossil fuel interest.
