Факты, фальсификации и климатология
Summary
The document identifies a shift from outright climate denialism to 'strategic skepticism,' where influential entities—including fossil fuel companies and right-wing populist movements—undermine climate action by questioning the economic efficiency and causes of climate change. It highlights that policymakers are primary targets of this disinformation, which is disseminated through social media, corporate sustainability reports, and interpersonal networks. The report argues that this environment erodes public trust in climate science and creates a cycle of political inaction. To combat this, the authors recommend standardized carbon reporting legislation, legal action against 'greenwashing,' the creation of multi-stakeholder coalitions, and the enhancement of scientific and media literacy for both the public and officials.
Key insights
- There has been a strategic shift in disinformation tactics from 'denialism,' which questions the fact of climate change, to 'strategic skepticism,' which accepts climate change as a fact but casts doubt on its anthropogenic causes and the economic viability of solutions.
- Powerful economic and political interests, specifically fossil fuel companies, right-wing populist movements, and alliances between business and political figures, are the primary drivers of climate disinformation.
- Policymakers, including elected officials and civil servants, are central targets of disinformation because they occupy the critical link in the chain that transforms scientific data into policy actions.
- Climate disinformation is spread through a variety of channels, including traditional and social media, as well as 'third stream' communications such as corporate sustainability reports and private exchanges between business leaders and politicians.
- The impact of disinformation is a long-term erosion of public trust in climate science and a decrease in civic engagement and interest in mitigation initiatives, often fueled by conspiracy theories.
- There is a significant research gap regarding information integrity in the Global South, while most existing studies are concentrated in the Global North.
- The report proposes four primary policy interventions: legislation for standardized carbon reporting and content labeling, litigation against 'greenwashing,' the formation of cross-border coalitions of stakeholders, and the improvement of scientific and media literacy.
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- International Panel on the Information Environment (2025). Факты, фальсификации и климатология. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea9d5f99489e591096d5_RU_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf
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- International Panel on the Information Environment. Факты, фальсификации и климатология. 2025. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea9d5f99489e591096d5_RU_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf.
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- @techreport{internationalpanelontheinformationenvironment2025, author = {{International Panel on the Information Environment}}, title = {{Факты, фальсификации и климатология}}, institution = {International Panel on the Information Environment}, year = {2025}, url = {https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/643ecb10be528d2c1da863cb/68ffea9d5f99489e591096d5_RU_SFP2025.2%20-%20Facts%20Fakes%20and%20Climate%20Science.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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