Thinktank that briefed against XR given $30k by ExxonMobil in 2017
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#60C67)
Report shows Policy Exchange, which called for criminalisation of climate group, previously received money from oil firm
A thinktank that received money from an oil company later published a report that advised the government to criminalise Extinction Rebellion in its tough new crime laws.
Several Conservative MPs and peers cited the 2019 report by Policy Exchange in parliament and the home secretary, Priti Patel, repeated its claims about the climate campaigners being extremists".
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