Channel 4 deliberately misrepresented climate scientist in global warming film

Prominent oceanographer Carl Wunsch, whose comments about "ocean memory" were prominently placed on UK Channel 4's documentary "The Great Global Warming Swindle", has publicly denounced the program and accused Channel 4 of deliberately misrepresenting his views on anthropogenic global warming.

In the part of the "Swindle" film where I am describing the fact that the ocean tends to expel carbon dioxide where it is warm, and to absorb it where it is cold, my intent was to explain that warming the ocean could be dangerous---because it is such a gigantic reservoir of carbon. By its placement in the film, it appears that I am saying that since carbon dioxide exists in the ocean in such large quantities, human influence must not be very important --- diametrically opposite to the point I was making---which is that global warming is both real and threatening.

This is a serious disgrace, and underscores the need for politicians and media (as well as ordinary folks) to remain dispassionate about the findings and let the science speak for itself. Incidentally, I sincerely hope that Dr. Wunsch is able to promote the results of his research. His cold-eyed and scientific approach is a breath of fresh air in this debacle.