Climate change: The Kenyan farmer promoting denial - BBC Trending podcast, BBC World Service
Jusper Machogu is a farmer from southwestern Kenya who describes himself as a “climate sceptic”: he wrongly claims that climate change is a “scam” or a “hoax” designed to hold Africa back. On social media, he has also become known as a staunch defender of fossil fuel exploration in Africa.
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His views have caught the eye of those in the West who, like him, deny the overwhelming scientific consensus on global warming. They have helped him grow his following and spread his message globally. But, in doing so, has Machogu unwittingly become a tool for the fossil fuel industry? And, on a rapidly warming planet, just how dangerous is the message of social media influencers like him?
00:00 Introduction
02:26 Meeting Jusper Machogu
05:40 Climate scientist Dr Joyce Kimutai
06:59 Climate activist Nicholas Omonuk
07:29 Jusper Machogu’s views on fossil fuels
09:58 Who is engaging with Jusper Machogu online?
13:25 Jusper Machogu’s audience in the US, UK and Canada
16:04 What does the future look like for Jusper Machogu?
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Presenter/producer: Marco Silva
Editor: Flora Carmichael
Thumbnail credit: X, Jusper Machogu
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