Climate action requires truth: COP30 must codify information integrity

The document is an open letter signed by over 200 entities calling for COP30 in Belém to move beyond the mere recognition of climate disinformation toward mandatory, verifiable actions. It argues that coordinated disinformation campaigns, primarily funded by the fossil fuel industry and amplified by Big Tech, sabotage international cooperation and the goals of the Paris Agreement. The signatories demand that COP30 codify information integrity as a prerequisite for effective climate action and call for legislative and regulatory measures to end greenwashing and the monetization of disinformation.

• Coordinated disinformation campaigns, primarily organized and financed by the fossil fuel industry, are intentionally designed to obstruct climate action by creating a false impression of public apathy and division, which in turn slows the energy transition and discredits renewable energy.
• Climate disinformation is characterized as a global emergency and a direct threat to public health, human rights, and security, as it delays life-saving transitions and erodes trust in institutions.
• The document identifies Big Tech and vested-interest media as the primary vehicles for mass-producing manipulative content, arguing that their unregulated power threatens democracies and freedom of speech.
• The signatories call for COP30 to deliver a mandatory, verifiable decision that recognizes information integrity as a prerequisite for climate action, moving beyond the current state of mere recognition by entities like the IPCC and EU Parliament.
• The letter advocates for the use of legislative and regulatory powers to stop greenwashing, platform manipulation, and the monetization of disinformation, while calling for the Global Initiative on Information Integrity for Climate Change to be amplified.

APA

Rowley, S. (2026). Climate action requires truth: COP30 must codify information integrity. World Association for Christian Communication. https://waccglobal.org/climate-action-requires-truth-cop30-must-codify-information-integrity/

Chicago

Rowley, Saskia. Climate action requires truth: COP30 must codify information integrity. World Association for Christian Communication, 2026. https://waccglobal.org/climate-action-requires-truth-cop30-must-codify-information-integrity/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Rowley |first1=Saskia |title=Climate action requires truth: COP30 must codify information integrity |publisher=World Association for Christian Communication |date=16 February 2026 |url=https://waccglobal.org/climate-action-requires-truth-cop30-must-codify-information-integrity/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{rowley2026climate, author = {Rowley, Saskia}, title = {{Climate action requires truth: COP30 must codify information integrity}}, publisher = {World Association for Christian Communication}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://waccglobal.org/climate-action-requires-truth-cop30-must-codify-information-integrity/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }