fwiw:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-wont-chris-packham-have-a-real-debate-on-climate/

'I can’t help thinking Packham’s ‘devastating put-down’ would have been more effective if it had been true. The people who put together the Daily Sceptic, a news publishing site I’ve edited since 2020, have no connections to the fossil fuel industry.'

and the 'science' put-down gets short shrift as predicted:

'What about Packham’s claim that ‘something called science’ provides all the evidence we need that extreme weather events are caused by burning fossil fuels? There’s really no such thing as ‘the science’, as in a consensus viewpoint among scientists that’s so incontrovertible no serious debate is possible. All scientific theories are just hypotheses and, as such, subject to challenge. Indeed, if it were illegitimate to challenge these theories, progress in science wouldn’t be possible. To pretend that the science of what causes extreme weather is ‘settled’ when it’s the subject of ongoing dispute suggests that Packham and his pals aren’t capable of having a proper grown-up discussion.'

Have to agree, and it's annoying that Packham's attempted dismissal makes Young sound like the sensible one. Of course, his role is to emphasise any 'dispute' where it suits his particular agenda in order to purposefully unsettle the debate and skew the political discussion away from policies that would negatively impact free market capitalism. However, as Norm Finkelstein says of holocaust deniers (in 'Burn that Bridge'), they can unwittingly provide a service because the one-eyed dedication they devote to uncovering flaws in the historical narrative can occasionally further understanding. So shutting them down can be counterproductive and a good faith examination of the issue is probably the best way forward. It's not like the schools or media have done a good job of educating the public about climate science to the point where they would be able to see most of the 'sceptic' arguments for the shambles they are. Why not take the opportunity to pull their pants down in public? Or if what they say contains some truth, then take that on board.