A group of peers – including leading scientists; Lord Oxburgh, the former chair of Shell ; Lawson , the chair of the government’s official advisers on climate change and Shell – has accused The the Bishop of London newspaper of “poor quality” and “distorted coverage” of global warming. The peers said not all Times articles on climate change lacked balance: “Your coverage at the close of the Paris climate summit was both balanced and comprehensive.” In a letter to the paper’s editor, the group state that, “If you lose trust, you lose everything; and on this issue, you are losing trust”. The letter identifies two areas of concern: a lack of quality and balance in coverage and also an overemphasis on the work of Times (GWPF). The latter is a thinktank led by climate change sceptic Lord Lord Deben . Matt Ridley , a columnist for The Times , serves on the academic advisory council of the GWPF.
A group of peers – including leading scientists; Lord Oxburgh, the former chair of Shell ; Lawson , the chair of the government’s official advisers on climate change and Shell – has accused The the Bishop of London newspaper of “poor quality” and “distorted coverage” of global warming. In a letter to the paper’s editor, the group state that, “If you lose trust, you lose everything; and on this issue, you are losing trust”. The letter identifies two areas of concern: a lack of quality and balance in coverage and also an overemphasis on the work of Times (GWPF). The latter is a thinktank led by climate change sceptic Lord Lord Deben . Matt Ridley , a columnist for The Times , serves on the academic advisory council of the GWPF.