In an article on The Conversation website, Jill Hopke, Associate Professor of Journalism, DePaul University discusses the concerns following companies such as Meta ending their fact-checking programmes on social media. Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, … Continue reading Worries that change in fact checking on social media could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation
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The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action
Fridays for Future organiser Luisa Neubauer warns conspiracy theories are increasingly taking hold despite effects of global heating. In an article on the Guardian website, Ajit Niranjan discusses how the climate struggle in rich democracies has drastically changed. Extreme weather failing to encourage political climate action, says activist Luisa Neubauer The rise in extreme … Continue reading The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action
“While Donald Trump is singing from the Republican Party songbook when it comes to climate change, the music was written long before he came along”
In an article on The Conversation website, Joe Árvai, Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability | Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, discusses how the oil industry over many decades has used a combination of large donations to politicians and misinformation to … Continue reading “While Donald Trump is singing from the Republican Party songbook when it comes to climate change, the music was written long before he came along”
Global “backlash” against climate action was being stoked by the fossil fuel industry
In an article on the Guardian website, Fiona Harvey writes that the UN says a global ‘backlash’ against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies. This is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed. But how? ‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy Fossil fuel companies are running … Continue reading Global “backlash” against climate action was being stoked by the fossil fuel industry
Concerns in UK that EPCs can be “riddled with inaccuracies”
An investigation by the consumer group Which? finds assessors providing inaccurate EPCs and unhelpful advice to homeowners. Jack Simpson discusses the concerns in an article on the Guardian website. Are there similar concerns in your country? Energy performance certificates are unreliable and need reform, says Which? The consumer group Which? has called for an … Continue reading Concerns in UK that EPCs can be “riddled with inaccuracies”
“Misinformation about climate science that has sowed uncertainty”
In an article on The Conversation website, Gordon McBean, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Environment, Western University in Canada writes about the misinformation from the oil and gas industry that is continuing to have a negative impact on effectively addressing climate change. The oil and gas industry has been lying about global warming … Continue reading “Misinformation about climate science that has sowed uncertainty”
Spotting the fossil fuel industry’s disinformation tactics
Fossil fuel companies use their power to influence the debate on climate change and fossil fuels internationally, pushing disinformation campaigns advancing false or misleading climate solutions. Amy Westervelt and Kyle Pope have covered climate disinformation for a combined 20-plus years – here’s their guide on how to decode it How to spot five of … Continue reading Spotting the fossil fuel industry’s disinformation tactics
New analysis helped design a new climate intervention app that can empower people to make more environmentally conscious decisions at governmental, community and household levels
New research by an international team of more than 250 scientists studied several environmental interventions and the way people responded to them in 63 countries. Chiara Longoni, Associate Professor, Marketing and Social Science, Bocconi University and Kimberly Doell, Senior Researcher in Environmental and Climate Change Psychology, Universität Wien discuss the findings in an article on … Continue reading New analysis helped design a new climate intervention app that can empower people to make more environmentally conscious decisions at governmental, community and household levels
Energy in Demand News, September 17, 2023
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) is undergoing some changes. SBTI show companies how much and how quickly businesses need to reduce their GHG emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, leading them on a clear path towards decarbonisation. By guiding companies in science-based target setting, SBTi enables them to tackle climate change … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 17, 2023
Energy in Demand News, August 27, 2023
In an important development this week, human rights experts from the United Nations have issued a warning to Saudi Aramco and its banks over the company’s enormous contribution to the climate crisis. Saudi Aramco is the biggest oil and gas company in the world and the world’s biggest corporate emitter of greenhouse gases. Their warning … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 27, 2023
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