Barton has "mocked human-caused climate change" according to "The New York Times", and is "a long-time denier of global warming" according to "Time" magazine, and "a longtime skeptic of human involvement in climate change" according to "HuffPost". In any event, he suggested that humans will "adapt" to climate change because we can "get shade." "Barton has made a reputation for his outspoken rejection of man-made climate change, and for his support for the oil industry," according to Suzanne Goldenberg in "The Guardian".