Climate change claims exaggerated: Minchin

A KEY federal opposition frontbencher has voiced his skepticism about climate change. Opposition defense spokesman, and leader of the opposition in the Senate Nick Minchin said there were still doubts on the science used to back up claims about climate change.

"I do think that the claims being made in relation to climate change generally are often very exaggerated," he told ABC Television.

"And even Ross Garnaut in his report makes it clear that there are many, many scientists who doubt the voracity of the IPCC's (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) findings, and he called for greater debate about the scientific evidence...

[greater what? whatzat - 'debate'? {it's still occurring in other countries}]

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