Climate Action Against Disinformation

From this week's Week in Charts: Support for banning fossil fuel ads in Europe is almost double the level of opposition, according to a new survey published in the Nature Climate Change journal. The research follows a ban on fossil fuel advertising in The Hague, Netherlands last year. “Given the denial, delay, greenwashing and other deceptions in fossil fuel ads, it’s no surprise Europeans want an end to the fossil fuel?advertisements,” said Philip Newell,?Communications Co-Chair of Climate Action Against Disinformation. Sign up to the newsletter to receive the weekly insights: https://lnkd.in/eYxP8zy3

From this week's Week in Charts: Support for banning fossil fuel ads in Europe is almost double the level of opposition, according to a new survey published in the Nature Climate Change journal. The research follows a ban on fossil fuel advertising in The Hague, Netherlands last year. “Given the denial, delay, greenwashing and other deceptions in fossil fuel ads, it’s no surprise Europeans want an end to the fossil fuel?advertisements,” said Philip Newell,?Communications Co-Chair of Climate Action Against Disinformation. Sign up to the newsletter to receive the weekly insights: https://lnkd.in/eYxP8zy3

“The politics of deception and manipulation of climate information has been allowed to cloud, choke and pollute people to be misled to delay climate action, for profits and at the expense of our planet.” Dana Schran, CAAD Coordinator. Imran Ahmed, CEO of Center for Countering Digital Hate: "Today, social media companies claim they’re the true protectors of freedom of speech, but they seek only to use it as a shield for their commercial interests. They claim that regulation is akin to censorship but their intent is not to protect our freedoms, it’s to protect themselves, and their companies, from speech that might hold them accountable. How do I know this? Look at their actions. Elon Musks’ X corporation unsuccessfully sued my organization simply for quantifying how his platform spreads hate, and profits off it. He wasn’t defending free speech. He sought, as a judge in California ruled, to ‘silence the voices of criticism.’" Ahmed's conclusion: "Let us not be timid. Let us not be tricked or silenced by billionaires pretending to champion freedom. This is a fight we must win. Not tomorrow. Not next year. But right now. For the future of democracy, for the survival of our planet, for my daughter, my family, and yours. For all of us. "

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Anne Jellema, the executive director of 350.org, told Climate Home News: “The [$660 million] ruling sends a dangerous message to environmental organisations worldwide: that corporate polluters can weaponise the courts to silence opposition corporate polluters can weaponise the courts to silence opposition. If one of the world’s most prominent environmental organisations can face financial ruin for speaking out, smaller movements with fewer resources are even more vulnerable.” https://lnkd.in/gs4tCJBa An?open letter?to Energy Transfer expressing solidarity with Greenpeace has been signed by 450 organisations around the world. As the global climate movement, we stand with Greenpeace. You can join the fight. Add your name here: ?? https://lnkd.in/d8ZVkdWr

Join us, Conscious Advertising Network and FALA - estúdio de Impacto for the Climate Information Integrity Summit next Tuesday, March 25, at 9:30 am, in Brazil.

?? New from @desmog: Strong Support Among Europeans for Banning Fossil Fuel Ads, Study Finds The research, published in Nature Climate Change, surveyed over 19,000 citizens across 13 EU countries, with 46.6 percent of respondents in favour of a ban, and 24.9 percent opposed. Support was highest in Greece, France, Spain, and Italy. "A fossil ad ban sends out a powerful message, showing that fossil-fuel products and services should not be promoted," says study co-author Thijs Bouman of the University of Groningen. "It compels others to implement similar measures, which ultimately lead to carbon emission reductions." This comes as The Hague implemented a groundbreaking ban on fossil fuel ads in January, and as complaints against greenwashing in advertising continue to rise. ?? Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eirAgqwy

The rise of the right has emboldened Big Oil like never before. Governments are rolling back environmental protections, greenlighting new drilling projects for coal, oil and gas, despite knowing that these polluting fossil fuels are behind the climate crisis we are all facing now. Meanwhile, Big Oil is doubling down. Backed by powerful allies in the government and media, it’s using its might against activists, and employing every trick in the book to silence dissent. What is their goal? To protect their sickeningly huge profits while destroying our communities and nature. But we aren’t going anywhere. We are resisting and fighting back. Here are five ways this battle is playing out – and what we can do about it. Ft. Greenpeace USA?? https://lnkd.in/eu5zXiNQ

?? Social media & search engine platforms are enabling the spread of climate denial. Don't miss our CEO Imran Ahmed speaking at Climate Action Against Disinformation's Information Integrity Summit in Brazil on March 25th at noon GMT. Learn more ?? https://ciis.caad.info/ #ClimateChange #InformationIntegrity #Disinformation

???? Over the last couple of years, Brazil has become a central node in the global discussion on information integrity. And it’s really a pleasure to be back for a quite busy agenda: 1?? We started yesterday in Rio at UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro with a presentation of the report of our Observatory with Natalia Zuazo, Luca Belli and Nina Santos. Thanks so much to Rose Marie Santini for welcoming us and contributing so eloquently to the conversation. The event was covered by Globo, you can watch some key takeaways here: https://lnkd.in/eqhVAJ7t 2?? Starting today, we are gathered for crucial conversations on media & big tech in S?o Paulo. Hosted by Associa??o de Jornalismo Digital - Ajor and Momentum - Journalism and Tech Task Force with the support from International Fund for Public Interest Media and Luminate, the CTRL+J LATAM conference is a first in a series of discussions that will take us to Indonesia and South Africa in the coming months. Do watch this space: https://www.ctrl-j.info/ 3?? And we will continue the conversation next week in Brasília at the Climate Information Integrity Summit organized by FALA - estúdio de Impacto, Climate Action Against Disinformation and Conscious Advertising Network. I will present some of the work of the Forum sur l'Information et la Démocratie on the issue and have the great responsibility of facilitating a panel discussion on public policies with Imran Ahmed, Iná Jost, Faye Holder, Pallavi Sethi and Paulo Sergio Domingues. I wrote it here a few weeks ago, in these difficult times, these spaces are one of our most precious assets. Let’s cherish them.?