Sir Alan Rudge

In January 2016 it was reported that Alan Rudge lost a bet against climate expert Chris Hope, of Cambridge University, that 2015 would be the hottest year on record. Five years ago Rudge bet Hope £1,000 that the Earth would be cooling by now, not warming. “You could say I was the mug for taking the bet. I feel a bit stupid about it,” Rudge told The Times.