Scott Pruitt, head of the EPA, told reporters he would like to see a televised debate on climate change led by scientists, though he didn’t mention how they would be selected, says Reuters.
“There are lots of questions that have not been asked and answered (about climate change),” said Pruitt. “Who better to do that than a group of scientists … getting together and having a robust discussion for all the world to see?”
In the interview, Pruitt agreed that the planet was warming, but questioned whether that was necessarily such a dire phenomenon. He argued that companies shouldn’t be asked to make expensive cuts to their operations in order to lower emissions.
“It is a question about how much we contribute to it. How do we measure that with precision? And by the way, are we on an unsustainable path? And is it causing an existential threat?” he said in the interview.