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Top Scottish Tory accused of ‘cosying up’ to climate deniers
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Lord Malcolm Offord of Garvel – the Scottish Tory treasurer – will join a panel hosted by the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) at the party’s annual conference in Manchester next week.
He now serves as the party’s shadow minister for energy security and net zero in the Lords.
Critics argued Offord’s planned appearance at the event showed climate denial “cranks” were being pulled into the mainstream of Conservative politics.
In May this year, Porter authored a report criticising net zero which was launched in parliament by Offord.
His view was echoed by Scottish Labour net zero spokesperson, Sarah Boyack, and the former leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie.