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Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he now believes in climate change following a moment of epiphanywhile filming his motoring showin Cambodia.

The former sceptic says he andhisThe Grand Tourco-stars were confronted by a graphic demonstration of global warming as they triednavigate the Mekong river system during a 500-mile boat race from Siem Reap to Vietnam - only to discover that the river had been reduced to a puddle.

Clarkson toldThe Sunday Timesthat his groups jet boatswere left stranded in knee-deep water in CambodiasTonle Sap lake, so we had two days of absolute frustration - being towed and grounding.

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Describing his genuinely alarming experience, the former Top Gear presenter continued:The irony is not lost on me. A man who hosted a car programme for 30 years, limited to 7mph by global warming.

Clarkson has been targeted by environmental campaigners on multiple occasions in the past over his views on climate change. In 2005, he admitted that the world is warming up but claimed it isnt even worthy of a shrug, The Independent reports.

He has also drawn criticism for his comments on 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, whom he recently called a spoilt brat in his column for The Sun.

Despite his U-turn on climate change, Clarkson took another shot at Thunberg during his Sunday Times interview, saying that he doesnt blame mankind for the crisis before adding: Well let Greta do that.

Such digs aside, Clarksons global warming awakeningis just the latest leg in the petrolheads eco journey, saystheDaily Star.He has also claimed to be carbon-neutral thanks to crops and hedgerows planted on his 1,000-acre Oxfordshire farm, andearlier this year took part in a beach clean-up in Vietnam.

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