Known for his work on Top Gear and The Grand Tour, the TV presenter owns Diddly Squat Farm here in Oxfordshire, where Clarkson’s Farm is filmed for Prime Video.
The series has become a major hit since its launch in 2021, with five seasons to date and a sixth currently being filmed in Chadlington, in the Cotswolds.
Earlier this month, on Friday, September 4, Mr Clarkson hosted Hawkstone Harvest Festival at The Farmer’s Dog pub, his Oxfordshire venue near Burford.
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The 66-year-old welcomed thousands of visitors for an event featuring live music, food and drinks from his Hawkstone brand.
At the festival, Mr Clarkson appeared on stage alongside fellow TV presenter George Lamb and Groove Armada musician Andy Cato.
It was here that the former Top Gear host sarcastically claimed that Greta Thunberg was to blame for global warming.
The Swedish environmental campaigner, now 23, became the face of the global climate movement after starting a solo school strike outside Sweden’s parliament in 2018.
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“I think the reason the weather’s gone wrong over the last two years is that Greta Thunberg is now more bothered about Palestine than she is about global warming,” joked Mr Clarkson.
“That’s why we’ve got this terrible problem, but I actually genuinely believe next year will be a normal summer.”
Speaking to the crowd, he added: “I’m going to bet you if there’s any farmers out there, I reckon [it’ll be normal].
“The average farmer age is around 65 or 66 these days? So we all remember 1976, and if you think back, 1977 was very nearly as hot.
“We had two really hot years one after the other then, and then 1978 was shocking. We’ve just had two really hot years. So I’m just saying.”