Jeremy Clarkson walks back previous climate change dismissal as ‘a joke’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeremy Clarkson has taken a u-turn on his previous comments disregarding climate change after seeing its effects on farm life. The former Top Gear host runs a 1000-acre site named Diddly Squat in the Cotswolds – a project documented in the Prime Video series, Clarkson’s Farm. “It was a joke.” After mocking the voice he used to use on Top Gear, Clarkson added: “Now you think, ‘Jesus Christ, my neighbours over there, they’ve had to replant everything because it’s all drowned.’ I can’t believe it’s not dominating the news agenda… Oh no, wait, it is.” open image in gallery Jeremy Clarkson Despite expressing more acceptance of the role of climate change on the natural world, the TV personality also noted that he’d refuse a role as a climate tsar if offered as he disagrees with politics as an effective measure to assist with environmental issues. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Elsewhere in the interview, published on Saturday, Clarkson also offered a fresh take on the climate activist Greta Thunberg.