US Edition‘A Wave of Truth’: COP30 Targets Disinformation Threat to Climate Action
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A declaration aimed at strengthening measures against disinformation about climate change was issued at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) held in Belém, northern Brazil, on the 12th. This issue distracts attention from the reality of the damage and future negative impacts, and could distort policy.
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GreenLatinos in the Amazon: COP30 Read in Spanish Here When my abuelita watched the news during last year’s record-breaking heat wave, she told me, “El clima siempre ha sido así.” Her comment, simple yet familiar, revealed a deeper issue. A seed of doubt had been planted and nurtured over years of misinformation. Across our communities, such seeds continue to grow. They are fed by misleading stories online that say climate change is exaggerated,…
COP30: Central Role of Journalism in Safeguarding Information Integrity for Climate Action Featured at UN Climate Talks
Belem, Brazil: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has stressed the need for stronger protection of information integrity as a foundation for effective climate governance. This call comes as misinformation and disinformation, often driven by denial, deception and delay tactics, continue to undermine global climate efforts. The message was delivered by NUSOJ Secretary General Omar Faruk Osman during a high-level COP30 panel organised…
The Dialogue of Indigenous Peoples at the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30) met with representatives of the seven United Nations socio-cultural regions in a meeting to strengthen the incorporation of knowledge, values and indigenous priorities into global climate action. At the opening of the event, the President of COP30, André Correa of the Lake, strengthened the decisive role of indigenous peoples. He said that Brazil, …
‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action
Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global heating is being sabotaged by a surge of climate disinformation. The falsehoods, spreading faster than ever online, threaten to derail fragile progress on climate action. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva set the tone at the opening session, […] The post ‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action appeare…
Twelve countries signed a joint statement on Wednesday to address disinformation on climate change and strengthen the integrity of information in the global public debate at the 30th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) on Climate Change in Belém, Brazil.The initiative, called the Global Initiative for Climate Change Information Integrity, was promoted by the Brazilian Government together with the United Nations Educational, Scientif…
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