Topic: Climate Orthodoxy

Canadian officials express excitement about returning to the world stage and taking the science of climate change seriously. Meanwhile, in France, weather presenter Philippe Verdier is sacked after publishing a book that questioned the "hype" surrounding the UN climate conference. Supporters of Verdier call the incident a "crime of opinion" and a sign of an ideological problem within the French media regarding climate orthodoxy.

An Australian federal court rules that James Cook University unlawfully sacked Professor Peter Ridd for questioning his colleagues' claims about the Great Barrier Reef. The judge found that the university's gag orders and censures contravened Ridd's right to free intellectual expression. Ridd, a lifelong environmentalist, maintains that the reef is in "fantastic shape" and is one of the best-preserved ecosystems in the world.