TV show giving voice to climate sceptics is skewing evidence, scientists say

Australian documentary gives 'misleading impression that the debate on the science of climate change is not settled' An Australian television documentary that gives equal weight to a climate sceptic and a believer has been strongly criticised by scientists as unfairly skewing the evidence on global warming.The hour-long programme, I Can Change Your Mind About Climate, broadcast on ABC TV, pits Anna Rose, co-founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition against conservative political power broker and climate sceptic, Nick Minchin (until recently Minchin sat in the upper house of parliament as an opposition Liberal party senator). In the film, each chooses an equal number of people anywhere in the world to introduce the other to, in a bid to change their mind on climate change.Scientists and environmentalists say the film gives the misleading impression that the debate on the science of climate change is not settled."At best, only a couple...

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