DUP minister hits out at climate change ‘hysteria’

The North's Environment Minister has claimed that unfounded hysteria about climate change is deflecting the world from tackling real problems facing the planet.

Sammy Wilson of the DUP has already attracted the ire of environmentalists for denying human involvement in global warming.

In his latest comments on the matter, he says vast spending on reducing carbon emissions is depriving third-world countries of vital funds to tackle famine, HIV and other diseases.

He claims most commentators on the matter don't have a clue what they are talking about and are only going along with the consensus because the issue is popular.