climate change denial

Food and Drink

Bottoms up! British wine enjoys exports boom as vineyards expand

More vineyards and big money investors herald a golden age for the British wine industry as it gears up to take on Europe’s elite.

02/09/2024

Green News

French news channel fined for broadcasting climate scepticism

CNews has come under fire in the past for biassed reporting - but this is the first time it’s fallen foul over climate misinformation.

12/07/2024

Climate

EU elections: Could climate disinformation sway the results?

We tracked nearly 4,000 conspiracist-leaning Telegram channels and groups across more than 20 European languages - here’s what we found.

30/04/2024

Green News

Pope Francis slams climate change deniers in US TV interview

The Pontiff has been outspoken on climate change over the last decade.

25/04/2024

Climate

How to talk to climate dismissives, according to a psychologist

Many people are victims of their own emotional response to the climate crisis, rather than villains, writes Jessica Kleczka.

17/02/2024

Climate

A third of UK teens think climate crisis is ‘exaggerated’, poll finds

Climate denial on YouTube has taken a ‘disturbing shift’, according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

16/01/2024

Climate

‘Information crisis’: Four ways climate lies are spreading in 2023

We’re grappling with a climate ‘information crisis’ on X, Facebook and Instagram, disinformation experts say.

29/11/2023

United Kingdom

‘Blade runners’ fight back against controversial ULEZ scheme in London

Self-proclaimed 'freedom fighters' believe that London mayor Sadiq Khan's extension of the scheme, which aims to improve air quality in the city, is an attack on their civil rights.

02/10/2023

Climate

Europe heatwave: Was it this hot in Rome back in 1841?

Despite heat records being broken around the globe, misinformation about extreme weather is still circulating online.

26/07/2023

Italy

Climate activists turn the waters of Rome's Trevi fountain black

Climate activists from the Last Generation group targeted Rome's iconic Trevi fountain, turning its waters black before being removed by police. The group has previously thrown food at famous paintings and protested at Milan's La Scala opera house.

22/05/2023

Climate

Google is profiting from climate change denial videos, report claims

The tech giant is reportedly still running ads on climate disinformation content, despite policies against it.

04/05/2023

Climate

Meet the secret activists who fight climate change deniers on Twitter

Digital activists spoke to us on the condition of anonymity due to the daily threats they receive.

26/04/2023

Climate

Meet the climate psychologist who funds the most radical movements

Jessica Kleczka speaks to fellow climate psychologist Margaret Klein Salamon about radical climate activism and why it works.

12/03/2023

Climate

'Eco-nuts' and 'climate toads': How the media frames activists

ISD examined how anti-climate activism narratives were pitched across English, French and German language media outlets.

23/02/2023

Climate

15-minute cities: The green city idea being twisted by climate deniers

Traffic cutting trials in Oxford have caused heated protests. Conspiracy theorists are fanning the flames, an investigation reveals.

21/02/2023

Green News

A third of people might not have kids because of climate concerns

As the climate crisis bites, it can be hard to imagine what the future might look like. This uncertainty is taking its toll - and increasing numbers of people are considering whether or not they should have children.

23/01/2023

USA

ExxonMobil predicted climate change during the 1970s

The oil giant ExxonMobil predicted global warming with great precision during the 1970s, according to a new report based on internal documents published in the journal Science.

13/01/2023

Green News

Read over 100 positive environmental stories from 2022

We're going to be regularly updating this page with good news about our planet in an effort to combat climate anxiety.

03/01/2023

Climate

Are Twitter climate deniers getting bolder after Musk takeover?

“There is a new permission structure for hate, extremism and disinformation on the platform” one expert says during COP27.

17/11/2022

Europe Decoded

Fact check: Did 1,200 climate experts sign viral misinformation?

A document claiming that 'there is no climate emergency' has been circulating on social media.

16/09/2022