A speaking tour of Europe has revealed the strategy behind Peter Ridd’s rejection of reef science: he believes that if people doubt the reef is dying, they will doubt climate change more broadly. Max Opray on the Australian physicist whose sacking became a cause célèbre.
Guest: Morning editor at Schwartz Media Max Opray.
Background reading:
Peter Ridd and the climate sceptics in The Saturday Paper
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