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Nov 2021
15m 21s

The Hack That Changed the World: Ep 4 - ...

Bbc Radio 4
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Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?

Who benefited most from the ‘Climategate’ hack? Powerful corporate interests have been fighting an acceptance of climate change for years. Could they have been behind the hack?

Presenter: Gordon Corera. Producer: Sally Abrahams Editor: Richard Vadon

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