1. La Industria Fósil como Origen de la Desinformación.
El análisis identifica a la industria de combustibles fósiles como la principal fuente de desinformación climática. Su estrategia no se centra en difundir mentiras directas, sino en generar duda para paralizar la acción, proteger sus beneficios económicos y mantener la dependencia de los combustibles fósiles.
- Disinformation isn't about spreading a lie, it's about spreading doubt. Doubt undermines action.
- When you follow the trail, lo and behold you find fossil fuel companies. Fossil fuel companies who want to push through oil and gas projects. .
- A large % of the lies are perpetrated by fossil fuel companies & vested interests. They don’t want renewables bec it affects their profits .& that in itself should tell us something.
- The fossil fuel sector funds disinformation to obstruct climate progress, and - fossil-fueled governments pretend to address the , while smoothing the way for fossil profiteering at the expense of future generations.
- The entire industry has perpetuated disinformation about climate change and their impact for half a century.
2. Impacto en la Democracia y la Confianza Pública.
La desinformación es descrita como una de las mayores amenazas para la democracia y la acción climática. Al erosionar la confianza en la ciencia y en las instituciones, estas campañas deliberadas impiden el progreso global y desestabilizan el discurso público, presentando las políticas ecológicas como amenazas existenciales.
- Disinformation has been called one of the number one threats to democracy - and to climate action.
- “climate disinformation is not just misinformation—it is a deliberate form of cognitive warfare designed to erode public trust in science and stall climate action.”.
- The current situation regarding climate is a direct result of disinformation campaigns by the fossil fuel industry and the republicans.
- Disinformation is the greatest threat of all. It is the root cause of our inability to tackle climate change (the first big lie was climate change denial), the deterioration of democracies, the rise of corrupt populists like trump.
- The 2025 study found: climate-related falsehoods were a growing presence in the disinformation ecosystem. Often paired with migration or economic anxiety, they framed green policies as existential threats.
3. Tácticas y Evolución de las Narrativas Falsas.
Las tácticas de desinformación han evolucionado desde la negación total del cambio climático hacia estrategias más sutiles. Estas incluyen el uso de grupos de fachada con nombres engañosos, el "greenwashing" y la difusión de dudas sobre la viabilidad de las energías renovables para retrasar la transición energética.
- Climate disinformation is a strategic effort to mislead the public, delay regulations, and protect vested interests, evolving from outright denial to casting doubt and delaying action.
- These companies use front groups to run disinformation campaigns aimed at: * creating fake support - astroturf - for more fossil fuel subsidies * convincing people that climate change is fake * reducing support for renewables.
- The disinformation spoken about here is largely coming from fake organizations with innocuous, even earth-friendly names, that are in fact funded directly and indirectly by the fossil fuel industries.
- As the world moves towards climate action, the industry has begun using familiar tactics to advocate for solutions it knows will never actually do anything but keep profits flowing.
- Disinformation campaigns were seeded years ago by on the back of a powerful infrastructure designed to confuse and delay climate action, now yielding the fruit of misinformation on social media.
4. El Llamado a Combatir la Desinformación.
Existe un consenso claro sobre la necesidad urgente de combatir activamente la desinformación climática. Las propuestas incluyen desde la creación de infraestructura educativa global y la alfabetización mediática hasta la criminalización de la difusión deliberada de información falsa que obstruye el progreso y pone en riesgo el futuro del planeta.
- We must fight the coordinated disinformation campaigns impeding global progress on climate change, ranging from outright denial to greenwashing to harassment of climate scientists.
- Purposeful climate disinformation should be criminalized. It's a treat to us all.
- We need infrastructure to combat climate disinformation by establishing global climate change education center.
- Climate disinformation is dangerous. It’s a weapon that distracts, distorts, and destroys our future. Earth will be just fine. We, however, won’t be. Call it out like our survival depends on it—because it does.
- Your most powerful weapon to combat disinformation is your voice. Speak up!