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New UK ‘net zero’ minister linked to oil-funded think tank

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Claire Coutinho was senior fellow at Policy Exchange, which drafted law to crack down on XR and other climate activists

New UK ‘net zero’ minister linked to oil-funded think tank

Claire Coutinho, appointed minister for energy security and net zero this week, was a senior fellow to the opaquely funded right-wing Policy Exchange, a think tank that helped write the UK’s controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act after explicitly stating the government should pass legislation to target Extinction Rebellion (XR).

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