Tearfund was disappointed by the Channel 4 documentary, The Great Global Warming Swindle. The programme gave a platform to a small number of global warming sceptics to present views that are not representative of the world's scientific community.
We have only a short time to drastically cut our greenhouse gas emissions and prevent catastrophic levels of climate change for the world's poorest communities. Tearfund's partner organisations in the developing world are already experiencing the impacts of a changing climate.
For anyone who found this programme confusing, Sir John Houghton, who advises Tearfund on the science of climate change, has written a critique for the John Ray Institute (JRI), dealing with the central arguments made in the programme. Sir John is a former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and he also used to head up the Met Office.
To read Sir John's response on the JRI website click here.
To read The Independent's analysis of the distortions and errors in the data used in the programme click here.