Climate Action Against Disinformation
@caadcoalition
A global coalition of 50+ climate and anti-disinfo orgs.
🇩🇰 Denmark, Sweden, and the UN are stepping up to defend information integrity ahead of #COP30, aiming to tackle climate disinformation and build global trust in science. 🔗 buff.ly/Xte6OJ3
Climate disinformation thrives in the gap between scientific consensus and public understanding. This strategic analysis from @boell_stiftung's Zora Siebert breaks down how platforms amplify false narratives and what we can do about it. buff.ly/IMD4FUN
🛢️ The plastics industry & major petrostates have hijacked global treaty talks to cut plastic pollution, with insiders revealing “total infiltration” by well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks. Read the full investigation from @theguardian ⬇️ buff.ly/86OclMU
❌ New analysis from @DisinfoEU has found climate disinfo remains largely unchecked across major social platforms. As the climate crisis intensifies, tech companies are treating climate denial as a side issue, leaving gaps in moderation & transparency. buff.ly/NWoU0HR
💰 Social media companies including Meta, X, and YouTube are allowing climate conspiracy theories about extreme weather spread unchecked as disasters unfold. New research by CCDH exposes how these companies profit while public safety is put at risk. buff.ly/47OUa5y

⚖️ The World’s Highest Court Can’t Ignore the World’s Biggest Climate Culprit: Fossil Fuels. @ciel_tweets explain why action isn't optional in their latest blog buff.ly/ldWiWin
Six months in, @UCSUSA is standing strong, still fighting for science, democracy, and public health, even as critical protections come under threat. buff.ly/nRtqXB4
🇦🇺 New from @guardian: ‘Significant gap’ between Australian companies’ climate commitments and how they actually invest, analysts find. buff.ly/KITEA5g
A North Dakota jury ordered Greenpeace to pay $666M to the Dakota Access Pipeline company for its alleged role at Standing Rock. But Indigenous leaders say the movement was theirs—not Greenpeace’s. Read Allen Brown’s new piece for @grist buff.ly/gh57DrF

🔥Gas flaring created 389 million tonnes of carbon pollution last year, which is equivalent to the entire emissions of Spain. “Such levels of flaring are an egregious waste of resources. [They] are catastrophic for climate & human health.” buff.ly/cKFMwVi
New from Heated: He helped Microsoft build AI to help the climate. Then Microsoft sold it to Big Oil. A former Microsoft project manager reveals how the tech giant is using AI to help Big Oil drill—and how he and his partner are now pushing for change. buff.ly/yrFQsKO

📝 A new report from @Global_Witness "Toxic platforms, broken planet" explores how online abuse of land & environmental defenders harms climate action. buff.ly/a7Mab7u
🚨 New from @desmog: Reform’s Clean Energy Crackdown Would Cost 60,000 Jobs and Raise Bills, Says Study. Nigel Farage’s “economically illiterate” climate policies could wipe £92 billion off the UK economy, according to the New Economics Foundation. buff.ly/dvZmIRq
🚨Climate misinformation is ‘muddying waters’ and delaying urgent action, experts warn. “It’s a sort of muddying of the waters – strategic scepticism – which attempts to question and de-legitimise solutions long supported by climate science” swissinfo.ch/eng/emissions-…
📺 National TV news covered the catastrophic Central Texas floods with depth and urgency, but connections to climate, preparedness, and policy were uneven. Learn more via @mmfa: buff.ly/dRHNtzd
🔥 As wildfires raged across Los Angeles, climate disinformation spread just as quickly. Fuelled by false claims and AI-generated images, these lies threatened to undermine trust in climate solution and put lives at risk. Learn more via @envdefensefund buff.ly/axMNtCy
🌍 The environmental justice movement proves that small, determined groups can spark national change, even against powerful opposition. Read more via @ucsusa buff.ly/avPJYNZ
As Canada faces another devastating wildfire season, far-right voices are spreading U.S. style conspiracy theories. Disinformation blaming arson, government plots & “climate agendas” is muddying the conversation. Read more via @NatObserver buff.ly/ddGTz6e
🚨 The Online Safety Act fails to tackle misinformation and can’t keep users safe online, MPs have warned. A new report has found social media’s ad-driven business models amplified harmful content linked to last year’s riots. Read the full findings: buff.ly/JnDAoU3
🗑️ The Trump administration has erased decades of climate data by removing the National Climate Assessments from federal websites. This is not only censorship, but also a threat to science, policy, and public safety. Read what’s at stake via @grist buff.ly/o9vbpnT