Yesterday the United Kingdom Independence Party unveiled its new policy on climate change ahead of the general election, due within the next few months.

The policy, which took a sceptical position, was unveiled by the party’s leader, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, and Lord Monckton of Brenchley, a former advisor on scientific policy to Margaret Thatcher’s government. He also warned the then prime minister of the possible threat posed by global warming and supported greater research into the issue.

Lord Monckton, who joined UKIP last year, said that his new party would be against taking drastic action to defeat climate change on both scientific grounds and on democratic grounds.

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