''The Greenhouse Conspiracy'' is a documentary film broadcast by
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
on 12 August 1990, as part of the ''
Equinox
A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise "due east" and se ...
'' series, which rejected the
scientific consensus on climate change and claimed that scientists critical of global warming theory were denied funding.
Context
It is one of the earliest instances of the suggestion of a
conspiracy
A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agre ...
to promote false claims supporting global warming. Although the title of the program implied the existence of a conspiracy, when interviewed on the program,
Patrick Michaels played down the idea.
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Further reading
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References
Climate change denial
Documentary films about conspiracy theories
Documentary films about global warming
Environmentally skeptical films
Equinox (TV series)
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