If Climate Change Debates Were Statistically Representative

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Andrea Romano
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If Climate Change Debates Were Statistically Representative
Credit: Last Week Tonight

John Oliver wants news networks to change the way they present climate change debates.

Despite scientific reports about climate change impacting daily life, one in four Americans are still skeptical.

On Sunday night's episode of Last Week Tonight, Oliver invited Bill Nye the Science Guy and a skeptic to put an end to the climate change debate. However, as a twist, Oliver also brings "mathematical balance" to the segment by inviting two supporters for the climate change denier and 96 other scientists in support for Nye.

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Oliver makes a clear point about news media indulging faulty claims against climate change, while still being hilarious. He says in the segment, "the debate on climate change should not be whether or not it exists, it's what we should do about it."

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