Nothing could be further from the truth. There is every reason to be concerned about climate change, and, while we don’t fully understand it, the likelihood is that we are playing some part in this phenomenon. An insurance policy is a good idea, but it has to be smart; the premium paid has to be proportional to the risk, and the policy has to offer some real cover. The costs of the current approach, however, are extreme, and the contribution to preventing climate change negligible. Far from being a denier (whatever that means) I see myself and others like me as taking climate change rather more seriously than those who are attempting to drive through a policy of command and control which is bound to fail. At least my suggestion has some chance of success.