Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate
Smoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast last Thursday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast last Thursday. Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought, wildfires have burned through parts of the Cairngorms, Suffolk and the Isle of Wight, and reservoirs are running low.
- ▪Smoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast last Thursday.
- ▪Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast last Thursday.
- ▪Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought, wildfires have burned through parts of the Cairngorms, Suffolk and the Isle of Wight, and reservoirs are running low.
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| Publication time | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:45:05 GMT |
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Smoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast last Thursday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenSmoke rises from a wildfire at Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast last Thursday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAFirst Edition newsletterExtreme heatTuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debateIn today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular, downplaying its seriousness in the processHettie O'BrienTue 4 Aug 2026 01.45 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2026 01.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.
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