The book explains both the science and public debate surrounding climate change, perhaps better than any other single book, says co-author David Legates, a research fellow at the Independent Institute.

Hot Talk, Cold Science shows why the best scientific evidence indicates no climate crisis is occurring. It addresses the latest science on climate and shows why and the extent to which climate models are flawed. The book also addresses the pubic misrepresentation of what the science shows in public discussions by government backed scientists, politicians, and the mainstream media, and addresses the attempt to suppress the discussion of research which undermines the claims that human caused climate change is causing a catastrophe.