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Source: A year in climate disinformation: Predictions for 2025 | Global Witness
What is climate disinformation and why does it matter?
Climate disinformation is misleading climate information which is shared with an agenda in mind – to deceive people, promote a political view, make money or stir up tension.
Climate denial is one type you might think of – saying that the climate isn’t changing or that humans aren’t responsible.
But climate disinformation can take many forms, from hurling abuse at climate scientists to drive them off a platform, to lies about a company’s real environmental impact.
In its worst forms, climate disinformation can stifle debate, deprive people of the opportunity to stand up for climate action, and even put lives in danger.
This year will be crucial for tackling climate disinformation, as the annual global climate conference, COP30, will be hosted by Brazil, a country that is both at the front line of climate change and recently launched an initiative at the G20 level to tackle climate disinformation online. Here’s what we might see in 2025, unless governments and international institutions take meaningful action to prevent it.
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