Spain to Protect Public Against Climate Disinformation

The briefing discusses the systemic nature of climate disinformation, driven by the public relations industry and Big Tech algorithms for profit. It highlights Spain's initiative to hold digital platforms and executives legally accountable for the algorithmic amplification of illegal content and disinformation. The text also notes the European Union's endorsement of the UN Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change and the implementation of fossil fuel advertising bans in cities like The Hague, Amsterdam, and Florence as models for protecting the public from corporate-driven deception.

• Climate disinformation is described as an engineered process involving the public relations industry, professional propagandists, and platform algorithms that prioritize engagement and advertising revenue over truth.
• Spain is implementing reforms to hold digital platforms accountable by establishing legal responsibility for platform executives, criminalizing the algorithmic amplification of illegal content, tracking polarization, and protecting minors.
• The European Union has endorsed the UN Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change, which commits governments to protecting science-based climate information and countering disinformation to ensure the success of climate policy.
• Local governments in The Hague, Amsterdam, and Florence, Italy, have implemented bans on fossil fuel advertising to protect the public from false claims.

APA

Schran, D., & Newell, P. (2026). Spain to Protect Public Against Climate Disinformation. Climate Action Against Disinformation. https://caad.info/analysis/briefings/spain-to-protect-public-against-climate-disinformation/

Chicago

Schran, Dana, and Philip Newell. Spain to Protect Public Against Climate Disinformation. Climate Action Against Disinformation, 2026. https://caad.info/analysis/briefings/spain-to-protect-public-against-climate-disinformation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{schran2026spain, author = {Schran, Dana and Newell, Philip}, title = {{Spain to Protect Public Against Climate Disinformation}}, institution = {Climate Action Against Disinformation}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://caad.info/analysis/briefings/spain-to-protect-public-against-climate-disinformation/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }