Jeremy Clarkson says Greta Thunberg should 'shut up' in furious TV rant

Jeremy Clarkson has hit out at environmental activist Greta Thunberg in a excoriating attack during an Australian television interview.

The outspoken broadcaster has told the 16-year-old Swedish eco-warrior to “shut up and go back to school” in his latest rant against the teen.

Jeremy, who was fired from the BBC in 2015 following a row a Top Gear producer, was a long time critic of global warming science but recently confessed he’d had a change of heart after filming in Asia.

The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host has made it clear he was still not a fan of the young climate change campaigner during an TV interview promoting The Grand Tour.

Jeremy, 59, said: “She’s mad and she’s dangerous and she’s causing young children sleepless nights with her idiocy.

“No, I think she needs to go back to school and shut up.”

Jeremy went on to discuss how he witnessed first hand the impact of climate while filming The Grand Tour in Cambodia.

“I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen the effects of global warming,” he said.

“When you see those houses on stilts on the show – 40 to 50 feet – and the water is miles away.

“And then you think, ‘the water’s supposed to be up there this time of year and it’s down there.’ It’s unbelievable.”

He added: “So that’s a remarkable thing and I know there’ll be a load of kids saying, ‘ha! You see. There you are.’ That’s fine. Now go to school. Learn science and do something about it.”

Jeremy’s comments come just days after he branded Ms Thunberg a “stupid idiot” during an interview with The Independent.

He said her speech at the United Nations offered no solutions when she accused leaders of stealing her “childhood”.

Jeremy told the publication: “‘I think she’s a weird Swede with a bad temper.

“Nothing will be achieved by sailing across the ocean in a diesel-powered yacht, and then lying about the diesel engine.”

He continued, criticising Greta for going to Chile for the climate change conference which was then moved to Madrid, saying that it made him “s*** himself laughing”.