I usually love your work Ben, but really disappointed to see you promoting Matt Ridley here. His views on climate change are downright dangerous. Ridley has suggested the world need not worry about the problem as there will be "benefits" to a warming planet. He regularly cites climate sceptics like Bjorn Lomborg (an author who selectively quotes research to distort it). And he has repeatedly used his position of influence in UK politics to promote the fossil fuel industry and criticise clean energy. I appreciate your blog only links to his TED talk. But by promoting his other work it worries me that you're inadvertently endorsing an individual who has spent years working hard to hold back progress on the one of the most serious issues our planet faces.
I usually love your work Ben, but really disappointed to see you promoting Matt Ridley here. His views on climate change are downright dangerous. Ridley has suggested the world need not worry about the problem as there will be "benefits" to a warming planet. He regularly cites climate sceptics like Bjorn Lomborg (an author who selectively quotes research to distort it). And he has repeatedly used his position of influence in UK politics to promote the fossil fuel industry and criticise clean energy. I appreciate your blog only links to his TED talk. But by promoting his other work it worries me that you're inadvertently endorsing an individual who has spent years working hard to hold back progress on the one of the most serious issues our planet faces.