Report exposes key players spreading climate disinformation. Fossil fuel companies spread “three characteristic narratives to deny or obscure the fact that climate change is a problem: ideological denial of its root causes, greenwashing, and reification of the status quo as a necessity”.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/07/31/politicians-oil-companies-and-russia-whos-fuelling-climate-disinformation-and-why

by Wagamaga

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  1. Heavy rainfall, droughts, long winters and unusually hot weather – this has been Europe’s difficult reality of recent years.

    This summer, Greece has experienced extreme heat waves, while Portugal and Spain are struggling with fires.

    Scientists agree that human activity has a significant impact on the current climate. However, climate denialism and related disinformation narratives have found an effective and convenient niche in the digital landscape virtually everywhere in the world.

    The latest report by the International Panel on Information Environment (IPIE) identifies several key actors in disinformation narratives. Its authors highlight several entities, primarily individuals associated with representatives of the oil industry, politicians and right-wing circles, as well as certain countries, such as Russia.

  2. Excerpt from the article:

    The report analysed 300 studies on climate disinformation over the last decade. Based on these studies, several key figures responsible for spreading misinformation were identified:

    Corporations and companies associated with fossil fuels or oil.

    Right-wing politicians, including Donald Trump, and in Europe, among others, the AfD party (Germany), Vox (Spain) and the National Rally (France).

    States, services and troll farms – the report cites a study documenting the role of so-called ‘Russian troll farms’ in spreading anti-scientific and pseudo-scientific content on social media site X.

    Think tanks and PR organisations supporting corporate interests – the report mentions, among others, the Heartland Institute and the Cato Institute.

    Media and bots that contribute to the spread of disinformation.

    These entities, listed on the basis of the analysed studies, use separate disinformation strategies.

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