I don't think that the Economist is a reactionary right-wing publication (at least, not the editorial board), but I do think there are people on its staff who a

I don't think that the Economist is a reactionary right-wing publication (at least, not the editorial board), but I do think there are people on its staff who are sympathetic to the climate change denialists. That said, I think the piece is puzzling, not that I'm sure it's a right-wing hatchet job on science.