Hechos, falsedades y ciencia del Clima

The report identifies a shift from outright climate denial to 'strategic skepticism,' where powerful economic and political actors—including fossil fuel companies and right-wing populist movements—undermine climate action by questioning the viability and cost of solutions. It highlights that policymakers are primary targets of this disinformation, which is disseminated through social media, traditional media, and corporate sustainability reports. This erosion of information integrity leads to a loss of public trust in climate science and a feedback loop of political inaction. The document recommends four key interventions: legislation for standardized carbon reporting and content labeling, judicial action against greenwashing, the formation of cross-sector coalitions, and enhanced scientific and media education for the public and policymakers.

• Climate disinformation has evolved from outright denial of climate change to 'strategic skepticism.' While denialism questions whether climate change is a fact, strategic skepticism acknowledges the fact but casts doubt on human causality and the viability or cost-effectiveness of existing climate policies.
• Powerful entities, including fossil fuel companies, governments, and right-wing populist movements, deliberately spread inaccurate narratives to obstruct climate action. These actors often form alliances that operate without public transparency, utilizing 'salaried' scientists to facilitate the creation of disinformation.
• Policymakers, including elected officials and public servants, are strategic targets of disinformation because they are central to the communication chains that translate science into policy. Key vectors for this influence include corporate sustainability reports, greenwashing PR campaigns, and partisan policy reports.
• The spread of disinformation and conspiracy theories erodes public trust in climate science and institutions, creating a cycle where economic and political elites promote skepticism, which then fuels public opposition to climate policies and further hinders decision-making.
• Research on climate information integrity is heavily concentrated in the Global North, leaving a significant gap in documentation and understanding of the effects in the Global South.
• The report identifies four effective policy areas to improve information integrity: legislation for standardized carbon reporting and content labeling, judicial processes to penalize greenwashing, the creation of multi-stakeholder coalitions, and scientific and media education for the public and policymakers.

APA

International Panel on the Information Environment (2025). Hechos, falsedades y ciencia del Clima. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea999df3e2f459b3e05c_ES_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf

Chicago

International Panel on the Information Environment. Hechos, falsedades y ciencia del Clima. 2025. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea999df3e2f459b3e05c_ES_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalpanelontheinformationenvironment2025hechos, author = {{International Panel on the Information Environment}}, title = {{Hechos, falsedades y ciencia del Clima}}, institution = {International Panel on the Information Environment}, year = {2025}, url = {https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea999df3e2f459b3e05c_ES_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }