Faits Avérés, Fausses Informations, et Science du Climat

The report identifies a shift from outright climate denial to 'strategic skepticism,' where powerful economic and political actors intentionally spread misleading narratives to obstruct climate action. It highlights that policymakers are primary targets of this disinformation, which is disseminated through corporate sustainability reports, lobby groups, and social media. The document argues that this environment erodes public trust in science and creates a feedback loop of political inaction. To counter this, the report recommends standardized carbon emission reporting, legal recourse against greenwashing, the creation of multi-stakeholder coalitions, and enhanced science and media literacy education.

• Climate disinformation has evolved from outright denial of the fact of climate change to 'strategic skepticism,' which accepts that climate change is real but casts doubt on its human causes, the feasibility of solutions, and the cost-effectiveness of policies.
• Powerful entities, including fossil fuel companies, governments, and political parties, intentionally disseminate inaccurate narratives through digital, audiovisual, and interpersonal channels to hinder policy effectiveness.
• Policymakers, including elected officials and civil servants, are central targets of disinformation, which is often delivered via corporate sustainability reports, partisan policy notes, and private interpersonal networks.
• The spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation leads to a loss of public trust in climate science and institutions, creating a cycle where economic and political elites encourage skepticism to fuel public opposition to climate policies.
• There are significant global disparities in information integrity research, with a heavy concentration of studies in Northern countries and a lack of documentation on impacts in the Global South.
• Four policy areas have been identified as consistently positive for improving information integrity: legislation for standardized carbon reporting and labeling, legal recourse for greenwashing, the formation of stakeholder coalitions, and science/media education.

APA

International Panel on the Information Environment (2025). Faits Avérés, Fausses Informations, et Science du Climat. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea93ad786c70a4f087a9_FR_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf

Chicago

International Panel on the Information Environment. Faits Avérés, Fausses Informations, et Science du Climat. 2025. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea93ad786c70a4f087a9_FR_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalpanelontheinformationenvironment2025faits, author = {{International Panel on the Information Environment}}, title = {{Faits Avérés, Fausses Informations, et Science du Climat}}, institution = {International Panel on the Information Environment}, year = {2025}, url = {https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea93ad786c70a4f087a9_FR_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }