DEBUNK: Author Matt Ridley made several misleading claims in The Times & Daily Mail about climate change impacts.
Here’s the evidence for why he’s wrong - and more on his record of downplaying climate change.🧵 1/ #DeBunk
Here’s the evidence for why he’s wrong - and more on his record of downplaying climate change.🧵 1/ #DeBunk
Matt Ridley claimed in The Times that walruses are “thriving” & dismissed as “nonsense” the idea climate change affects walrus migration.
In fact, walruses are classed “vulnerable” on the @IUCN red list of threatened species due to melting sea ice.
lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit… 2/
In fact, walruses are classed “vulnerable” on the @IUCN red list of threatened species due to melting sea ice.
lse.ac.uk/granthaminstit… 2/
Matt Ridley also made the misleading claim that “arctic sea ice has declined hardly at all in winter since 2002” & by “20% in late summer”.
In fact, analysis shows a downward trend since 1979 for all months of the year. More here: interactive.carbonbrief.org/when-will-the-… @CarbonBrief 3/
In fact, analysis shows a downward trend since 1979 for all months of the year. More here: interactive.carbonbrief.org/when-will-the-… @CarbonBrief 3/
In the Mail, Ridley claimed nature & wildlife are doing well despite “doom & gloom” about climate change
In fact, CC & extreme weather are “drastically impacting nature”.
2C warming is predicted to put 18% of land species at risk of extinction by 2100
ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2… 4/
In fact, CC & extreme weather are “drastically impacting nature”.
2C warming is predicted to put 18% of land species at risk of extinction by 2100
ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2… 4/
Matt Ridley has a record of misleading claims about climate change.
Last year he wrote that global warming is “mostly beneficial” & “climate change is creating a greener, safer planet”.
In another article he called the UK’s net zero target “madness”.
spiked-online.com/2022/02/15/why… 5/
Last year he wrote that global warming is “mostly beneficial” & “climate change is creating a greener, safer planet”.
In another article he called the UK’s net zero target “madness”.
spiked-online.com/2022/02/15/why… 5/
Matt Ridley is an advisor to the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
GWPF & its Net Zero Watch campaign:
- reject climate science
- call for more fossil fuels including coal
- work with MPs to oppose net zero
- call for a wind & solar energy phase out
desmog.com/global-warming… 6/
GWPF & its Net Zero Watch campaign:
- reject climate science
- call for more fossil fuels including coal
- work with MPs to oppose net zero
- call for a wind & solar energy phase out
desmog.com/global-warming… 6/
Matt Ridley's record of climate science denial & links to GWPF are not mentioned to readers when he appears in mainstream media outlets, which happens quite a lot.
We hope this thread helps redress this.
For more see Ridley’s DeSmog profile: desmog.com/matt-ridley/ 7/
We hope this thread helps redress this.
For more see Ridley’s DeSmog profile: desmog.com/matt-ridley/ 7/
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You can read about our DeBunk project here: desmog.com/2022/10/31/des…
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