Thread by @GeorgeMonbiot

This is what @bbcbitesize is teaching our children about climate breakdown. I'm sorry, but it's an absolute disgrace. You could come away thinking: "on balance, it sounds pretty good". It could have been written by Exxon.
(h/t: @NickShepley)
bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guide…

The BBC has a long and disgraceful history of both-sidesing the greatest threat to life on Earth. Every so often, it puts out a memo claiming it has got its act together. Then it fails again. People who make this content believe "neutrality" = impartiality. It's the opposite.

Here is one of the "positive" aspects of the collapse of our life support systems it lists: "more resources, such as oil, becoming available in places such as Alaska and Siberia when the ice melts".
Are they actually trying to misdirect and bamboozle GCSE students?

And, apparently, "warmer temperatures could lead to healthier outdoor lifestyles".
FFS

Not to mention "new tourist destinations becoming available".
Birmingham-on-Sea?

Well done Twitter - the BBC has now dropped that ridiculous list of "positive" aspects of our global catastrophe. But two questions remain: why did it think this fossil fuel propaganda was an appropriate teaching tool, and why did it ignore previous requests to change it?

To those seeking to blame this on the exam boards: no, this nonsense didn't come from them, but was developed independently by the BBC. I think, as licence payers, we have a right to know how, why and by whom.