The Global Initiative forinformation integrity on the climate change aims to fight against disinformation hindering climate actions. It marks a decisive step in the coordination mondiale to face the climate emergency, while the world is, according toHIMat a “breaking point”.
The membership of Morocco This initiative reflects its constant commitment to adapting to climate change, with renewable energies currently representing around 40% of electricity production capacity, a rate which will be increased to 52% before 2030. In addition to the Morocconations such as Chilithe Denmarkthe Francethe United Kingdom and the Suede have already confirmed their membership.
L’Global Initiative for Climate Change Information Integrity invites countries and organizations sharing the same ambitions to join forces.
The Brazilian president Lula da Silvahost of G20 Summitstressed that “in the fight for survival (of the planet), there is no room for denial and disinformation.” THE Brazilwhich will host in 2025, the COP 30 in Belém, in the Amazon, will continue to work with theHIM and theUNESCO on the Global Initiative for Climate Change Information Integrity, he said during the third plenary session dedicated to sustainability, climate change and just transition, calling the next COP ” last chance to avoid an irreversible breakdown of the climate system. In this sense, he invited the international community to consider the creation of a Climate Change Council at the UN, which would bring together the different actors, processes and mechanisms that are now fragmented.
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterresfor his part insisted on the importance of combating disinformation linked to climate change, whether outright denial, greenwashing or harassment of climate scientists, specifying that this fight will be carried out in collaboration with researchers and various committed partners. “Our climate is at a breaking point. If we do not limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius, chain disasters risk devastating all economies,” he said. a “distress call”.
This Initiative will be structured around a Global Fund for Climate Change Information Integrity which will fund in-depth research and strategic advocacy and diplomacy actions to help deconstruct climate-related misinformation. Its objective is to promote the integrity of information on climate change in the international institutional agenda and to establish specific objectives as well as common lines of action. It also intends to strengthen information integrity globally and combat fake news, by supporting public communication campaigns, civil society and scientific groups around the world, and by mobilizing key public actors and parties. stakeholders.
According to UNESCO, the climate misinformation is increasingly spreading through social media, messaging apps and generative artificial intelligence. This situation reinforces the urgency of guaranteeing access to reliable and precise information on the impacts of the environmental crisis, at a time when the effects of climate change are increasingly being felt on a global scale.
This phenomenon has several serious consequences: it undermines scientific consensus, hampers the ability of authorities to respond effectively to the crisis, and threatens the safety of journalists and environmental advocates working on the front lines.
