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The report identifies 815 cases of climate disinformation across 44 audiovisual channels in four countries, finding that private media are significantly more prone to spreading such content than public media. It highlights a negative correlation between the volume of climate coverage and the prevalence of disinformation, suggesting that consistent reporting reduces the risk of misinformation. The analysis reveals distinct national narratives: France focuses heavily on renewable energy costs and inefficiency; Poland links climate policy to anti-EU sentiment and industrial decline; Brazil emphasizes agribusiness virtues and climate denial; and Spain shows a unique susceptibility to 'chemtrails' conspiracy theories. The document recommends journalist training on obstructionist discourses, more rigorous guest selection for TV sets, regular environmental coverage, and the establishment of accountability frameworks for disinformation spreaders.

• Private media outlets are the primary drivers of climate disinformation, accounting for 85% of the 815 detected cases (692 cases).
• There is a negative correlation between the amount of climate-related coverage a medium provides and the amount of disinformation it spreads, with only three exceptions: Sud Radio, TV Brazil, and Trwam.
• Disinformation levels vary significantly by country, with France showing the highest exposure (665 cases), followed by Brazil (76 cases), Poland (54 cases), and Spain (20 cases).
• In France, renewable energy is the central target of disinformation, with more than half of the detected cases focusing on this sector, often citing inefficiency, high costs, or threats to grid security.
• Climate disinformation in Poland is heavily intertwined with anti-European Union sentiment and narratives of industrial and social decline, particularly regarding the coal sector and the European Green Deal.
• Brazilian disinformation narratives frequently promote the virtues of agribusiness and include a higher prevalence of outright climate change denial compared to the other studied countries.
• While Spain has the lowest overall level of climate disinformation, it exhibits a specific permeability to 'chemtrails' conspiracy theories not observed in the other countries.
• Disinformation peaks typically coincide with four specific triggers: public debates on environmental policies, major international or European summits, extreme weather events, and public statements by influential figures such as Donald Trump.
• The report identifies a structural vulnerability in European mainstream media to attacks on climate action (obstruction) rather than simple climate skepticism, often using renewables as a symbol of 'energy colonialism' or elite imposition.

APA

Hu, C. (2026). desinformación climática Los medios de comunicación ante el reto de la. QuotaClimat. https://quotaclimat.org/app/uploads/2026/04/Los-medios-de-comunicacion-ante-la-desinformacion-climatica-2026.pdf

Chicago

Hu, Camille. desinformación climática Los medios de comunicación ante el reto de la. QuotaClimat, 2026. https://quotaclimat.org/app/uploads/2026/04/Los-medios-de-comunicacion-ante-la-desinformacion-climatica-2026.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hu2026desinformacin, author = {Hu, Camille}, title = {{desinformación climática Los medios de comunicación ante el reto de la}}, institution = {QuotaClimat}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://quotaclimat.org/app/uploads/2026/04/Los-medios-de-comunicacion-ante-la-desinformacion-climatica-2026.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }