Post by account_disabled on Jan 14, 2024 1:20:53 GMT -5
Large oil and gas companies spent nearly $4 million on disinformation, that is, publishing "misleading or misleading" messages about the crisis climate, its impacts and its solutions in social networks, within the framework of the UN climate summit ( COP27) which was held in November in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. This is revealed a report published by the Climate Action Network Against Disinformation (CAAD) coordinated by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and in which different organizations such as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth or the University of Exeter have participated. The CAAD has analyzed the campaigns funded on Facebook and Instagram -social networks that belong to the company Meta, directed by Mark Zuckerberg- that They encouraged "false or biased" speeches about the climate crisis in the context of the international meeting.
The authors also identified plastic manufacturers and ideas laboratories that promote the use of these polluting energies or present actions that contradict scientific consensus as positive to stop warming.deny climate change», they refer to the dissemination of content that reduces the severity of climate change and its consequences, which climate disinformation among the largest payers of climate disinformation ads. With « Energy Citizens, Shell, Chevron y Exxon, señalados Between September 1 and November 23, 2022, the study found 3,781 ads, most WhatsApp Number List promoted by the group Energy Citizens , associated with the American Petroleum Institute with messages that “delay” climate action. That is, they downplay the effects of climate change and, therefore, encourage continued consumption of fossil fuels.
The report highlights among the coal marketers Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil , which “promoted their green credentials and contributions to achieving Net Zero (commitment to achieving zero emissions) during COP27, despite that their investments remain overwhelmingly tilted toward fossil oil and gas.» The top 10 pages by volume of advertising and investment were from industry public relations and energy lobbies, among which are: Americans for Prosperity; Energy For Progress and Energy Citizens; Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future; Affordable Energy for New Jersey; AmericanEncore; Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP); Enbridge; and The Empowerment Alliance. Nearly 200 states committed during COP27 to create a loss and damage fund, through which rich countries, the largest historic polluters, will help pay developing economies the bill for their extreme climate disasters.
The authors also identified plastic manufacturers and ideas laboratories that promote the use of these polluting energies or present actions that contradict scientific consensus as positive to stop warming.deny climate change», they refer to the dissemination of content that reduces the severity of climate change and its consequences, which climate disinformation among the largest payers of climate disinformation ads. With « Energy Citizens, Shell, Chevron y Exxon, señalados Between September 1 and November 23, 2022, the study found 3,781 ads, most WhatsApp Number List promoted by the group Energy Citizens , associated with the American Petroleum Institute with messages that “delay” climate action. That is, they downplay the effects of climate change and, therefore, encourage continued consumption of fossil fuels.
The report highlights among the coal marketers Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil , which “promoted their green credentials and contributions to achieving Net Zero (commitment to achieving zero emissions) during COP27, despite that their investments remain overwhelmingly tilted toward fossil oil and gas.» The top 10 pages by volume of advertising and investment were from industry public relations and energy lobbies, among which are: Americans for Prosperity; Energy For Progress and Energy Citizens; Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future; Affordable Energy for New Jersey; AmericanEncore; Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP); Enbridge; and The Empowerment Alliance. Nearly 200 states committed during COP27 to create a loss and damage fund, through which rich countries, the largest historic polluters, will help pay developing economies the bill for their extreme climate disasters.
