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The UK government has just quietly published estimates showing wind and solar will be several times cheaper than gas, for the foreseeable future

A few senior cabinet members (& a large section of the media) might like to take a look?

THREAD with charts + caveats

Jennie King (jkingy.bsky.social) Kiundu Waweru You can watch the full webinar: The State of Climate Mis/Disinformation in East Africa here: buff.ly/3KaH2DK

Everyone should watch this - come for the knowledge, stay for the squirrels Abbie Richards

youtube.com/watch?v=occ6BJ…

The United Arab Emirates says it's 'ideally suited to host' COP28 later this year. But climate NGOs, policymakers and scientists are concerned. Jennie King (jkingy.bsky.social) talks to CNN about how influence operations may ramp up in the lead up to the critical global summit. isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-new…

🔴 The new front in conspiracy theories – farming and the EU Green Deal

From DeSmog's Clare Carlile in EUobserver euobserver.com/opinion/157311

Having a 16-yr-old climate change denial film that was criticised by Ofcom at the time and features Piers Corbyn promoted into your feed by some paid-up blue-tick no-mark really does feel like the kind of thing that’ll happen a lot if we keep hanging out on a site called X

A recent Valent investigation found large sums of money have been spent on an online effort to undermine support for #ULEZ before the #Uxbridge by-election, which observers say The Labour Party lost due to the clear air policy championed by @mayorofLondon  #sadiqkhan  check it out 👇 1/27

PSA: The ULEZ climate wobble didn’t spring from the head of Zeus. It’s the result of a deliberate campaign to undermine public support for green policies by climate science deniers.

Read more by me in Big Issue 👇
bigissue.com/opinion/climat… DeSmog #ULEZ #climate

NEW: BBC Radio 4 broadcast a “debate” on Tuesday with anti-net zero MP Craig Mackinlay.

Mackinlay used BBC Radio 4 PM to recycle several climate science denial arguments - & was not corrected by presenter Evan Davis or Anthony Browne MP.
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Evan Davis BBC Radio 4 DeSmog

While prominent climate deniers get millions of views, no brand is safe from being served alongside them.

Even Friends of the Earth ads appeared next to a far-right channel denying that wildfire-induced air pollution and other extreme weather events are a result of climate change.

Researchers found other big brands' ads next to videos peddling conspiracy theories that foreign governments are lying about Amazon deforestation in order to secure access to resources there, and are setting fire to the rainforest to boost fundraising efforts.

From videos denying climate change is real, to spreading lies about forest fires – YouTube continues to allow this content to be monetized, despite promising otherwise.

Brands like Lyft, calvinklein, UNICEF, Jeep, Panasonic appear alongside this content.

While global warming and wildfires reach their highest levels ever recorded, YouTube is shamelessly greenwashing – earning up to $10M/year from channels pushing climate disinformation.

With 150+ brands inadvertently funding these lies.

🔗 Full report: s3.amazonaws.com/s3.sumofus.org…

Oil and gas giants are making hundreds of millions in profits.

And what are they spending it on?

Influencers... to make it seem like they're not (in their own words) 'the bad guys'.

🔴 New DeSmog story with Dimitris Dimitriadis & Joey Grostern desmog.com/2023/07/27/fos…

Another important thread from @MarcoLSilva at BBC Verify.

You can read more about #wildfire misinformation - including how false arson claims have evolved from 2019 to now - in the latest Data Monitor from Climate Action Against Disinformation and Institute for Strategic Dialogue
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caad.info/report/caad-da…

Another important thread from @MarcoLSilva at BBC Verify.

You can read more about #wildfire misinformation - including how false arson claims have evolved from 2019 to now - in the latest Data Monitor from Climate Action Against Disinformation and Institute for Strategic Dialogue
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caad.info/report/caad-da…

If you missed this event, look no further! The Energy Mix have published a superb overview, condensing 1 hour of chat into 5 mins of reading. Check it out👇

Institute for Strategic Dialogue @MarcoLSilva Covering Climate Now Melissa Aronczyk (@aronczyk.bsky.social) Amy Westervelt Climate Action Against Disinformation Mark Hertsgaard

theenergymix.com/2023/07/18/exp…

The #COP28 summit will be hosted by a Petrostate and presided over by the CEO of an oil company. How is this translating into PR efforts worldwide, and how can we track info ops in the run-up to December? Great piece by CNN Ivana Kottasová.

edition.cnn.com/2023/07/18/mid…

Institute for Strategic Dialogue