830pm tonight abctv global warming swindle

It's the most contentious issue of our time - climate change.

Tonight, Lateline presenter Tony Jones hosts the screening of the controversial documentary - The Great Global Warming Swindle - written and directed by Martin Durkin.

Immediately following the documentary, Jones will conduct an in-depth interview with Durkin on all the contentious issues raised in the program - including its impact when it premiered in the UK in March on Channel 4; the science on which the documentary is based; the credibility of the scientists interviewed for the film; their satisfaction with the way they were portrayed; and the filmmaker's assertion that capping CO2 emissions would be devastating to developing nations.

The interview will include opinions from eminent scientists from Australia and overseas who oppose and support Durkin's documentary.

Following Durkin's interview with Jones, the discussion will be expanded to involve a panel comprising leaders from the business and scientific community, social commentators, environmentalists and academics. The group will include a number of climate sceptics who support Martin Durkin's view of global warming.

Dave R.