French Weatherman Fired For Debating Climate Change Hired By Russia

One of France’s top weathermen, Philippe Verdier, who was fired from his job for questioning the man-made climate change hypothesis, has been hired by Russian state-owned media. 

Verdier is now working for Russia Today France, and has a daily news segment dedicated to covering the ongoing U.N. climate change conference in Paris.

Dailycaller.com reports:

“Hello I am very happy to talk to you about the daily COP21 … in freedom,” Verdier said in his first segment on Russia Today, according to a translation by The Daily Caller News Foundation, clearly taking a swipe at the French media for firing him.

“The climate is a perfect occasion to end the year on a high note and get away from topics that will make people angry,” Verdier said, taking a shot at French President Francois Hollande, “like the rising unemployment where the latest results are very bad.”

Verdier, the former head of France 2’s weather service, was fired early last month after publishing a book questioning the global warming narrative being pushed by environmentalists and politicians.

“In 2007, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Al Gore and the IPCC climate change experts,” Verdier said. “They told us ‘if we don’t deal with climate change, there will be more risks to have wars.’ But for 20 years, we are experiencing the warmest years and we have a parallel decline in wars and declining numbers of victims from conflicts.”