Canada’s commitment to the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change

A joint letter from various Canadian health, environmental, and academic organizations urging the Canadian government to sign the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change to combat climate disinformation.

• A coalition of organizations is calling on the Canadian government to sign the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change to protect public health and safety and hold digital technology and fossil fuel companies accountable for the spread of climate disinformation.
• The letter asserts that climate disinformation has actively hindered emergency responses, specifically citing how conspiracy theories and false information regarding arson and forest management during a summer of wildfires hampered firefighting and evacuation efforts.
• The document identifies Meta, X, and YouTube as platforms that profit from and enable the spread of climate disinformation during extreme weather events. It further claims that the automotive, plastics, agrichemical, and fossil fuel industries use 'delay and denial' tactics in social media echo chambers to downplay climate urgency and justify inaction, mirroring strategies previously used by the tobacco industry.
• The signatories urge Canada to join other nations, including France, the UK, and Brazil, in the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change, noting that disinformation will be a key theme at COP 30 in Brazil in November.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2025). Canada’s commitment to the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GIIICC-joint-letter.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Canada’s commitment to the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change. 2025. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GIIICC-joint-letter.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2025canadas, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Canada’s commitment to the Global Initiative on Information Integrity on Climate Change}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GIIICC-joint-letter.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }