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js-article-content\">\n<p>WHO member states are being urged to recognise climate disinformation as a public health threat as vested interests attempt to \u201csow doubt and confusion\u201d.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Health and civil society organisations have called on 194 countries to make information integrity a core part of climate and health policy, preparedness and response. <\/p>\n<p>It follows the EU-backed landmark declaration to crack down on fake news and conspiracy theories that was launched at the COP30 summit in Bel\u00e9m last year.<\/p>\n<p>A new report, \u2018Protecting Health in the Age of Climate Disinformation\u2019, is said to be the first instance of the health community addressing how climate disinformation harms human health around the world \u2013 from undermining emergency warnings and public-health guidance to delaying policies on air pollution, clean energy and fossil fuels. <\/p>\n<p>The report, produced by the WHO Civil Society Working Group on Climate and Health, argues that a \u201chealthier information environment\u201d is not a communications luxury but a \u201ccondition for climate justice, public health and the right to a healthy future\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>What is climate disinformation?<\/h2>\n<p>Climate disinformation refers to the intentional spread of false or misleading information about climate change and climate action. <\/p>\n<p>This includes the complete denial of global warming as well as conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>It differs from climate misinformation, which is defined as false or out-of-context information that someone is presenting as fact.<\/p>\n<p>While misinformation does not carry the same level of intent as disinformation, it can result in equally dangerous consequences. <\/p>\n<h2>How climate disinformation is impacting public health<\/h2>\n<p>The report highlights several case studies where climate disinformation has interacted with existing inequalities and power structures.<\/p>\n<p>For example, after the 2023 Maui wildfires, false claims circulated online that residents who applied for disaster assistance could have their land or property seized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Fact-checkers established this was false, but the rumour had potential to deter survivors from seeking aid at precisely the moment they needed housing support, financial assistance, medical care and recovery services. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a disaster setting, misinformation is not just confusing,\u201d the report reads. \u201cIt can directly obstruct access to life-saving and stabilising support.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Europe\u2019s sponge cities are turning rain from waste into a valuable resource<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">\u2018Every sunny surface\u2019 is being put to work. Europeans transforming their homes with solar driveways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>In Europe, clean air policies such as low-emission zones \u2013 designed to reduce people\u2019s exposure to harmful traffic-related pollution \u2013 are often targeted by misleading narratives.<\/p>\n<p>The debate around London\u2019s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), which imposes a charge for vehicles that do not meet emissions standards, has included concerns about affordability and implementation, particularly for low-income households, workers, small businesses, and people who depend on older vehicles. <\/p>\n<p>But the report states that these concerns have also been \u201camplified and distorted\u201d by misinformation, politicised attacks on air quality evidence, fake social media claims, and in some cases even violent backlash against ULEZ infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe backlash against ULEZ shows how disinformation can turn a public health intervention into a culture-war issue,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of focusing debate on how to reduce pollution while protecting those least able to bear transition costs, misinformation can shift attention toward fear, mistrust, and false claims. This risks weakening public support for policies that protect lungs, hearts, pregnancies, children, and communities most exposed to polluted air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other case studies in the report highlight the interests and power structures that \u201cenable disinformation to flourish\u201d, including fossil fuel greenwashing and conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Jeni Miller, Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance, and co-chair of the WHO Civil Society Working Group on Climate and Health, says governments must integrate tools for mis- and disinformation response into how they prepare and communicate heat, wildfire, flood, storm, drought and infectious disease scenarios. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate disinformation is not only a problem of false rumours and mistruths; it is also a problem of power, incentives and accountability,\u201d Miller adds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWHO, its member states, health institutions and the health community must go beyond simply providing better information and messaging \u2013 they must establish robust conflict-of-interest safeguards against fossil fuel greenwashing, and against those who wield climate disinformation as a hybrid weapon of war.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Dr Laura Jung, Chair of the Working Group on Environment, World Medical Association, argues that the public health impacts of climate disinformation can be \u201cimmediate\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMisleading information can for example discourage people from evacuating during wildfires or floods, undermine confidence in heat and air-pollution warnings, interfere with access to disaster assistance, and create confusion about health risks during emergencies,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<h2>How to spot climate disinformation<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the efforts to address the issue of fake news, the European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for climate action recently launched a campaign called #ClimateFactsMatter. <\/p>\n<p>It aims to \u201cempower people\u201d to see 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Climate psychologist weighs in<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2936733-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2936733\" data-cid=\"9967207\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Why Lula\u2019s election win matters far beyond Brazil\u2019s borders<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2763382-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2763382\" data-cid=\"9086524\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    From Czechia to the UK, here\u2019s how beavers are winning people over<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2933630-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2933630\" data-cid=\"9952066\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    How solar moved from home luxury to disaster zone essential<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">WHO member states are being urged to recognise climate disinformation as a public health threat as vested interests attempt to \u201csow doubt and confusion\u201d.Health and civil society organisations have called on 194 countries to make information integrity a core part of climate and health policy, preparedness and response.\u00a0It follows the EU-backed landmark declaration to crack down on fake news and conspiracy theories that was launched at the COP30 summit in Bel\u00e9m last year.A new report, \u2018Protecting Health in the Age of Climate Disinformation\u2019, is said to be the first instance of the health community addressing how climate disinformation harms human health around the world \u2013 from undermining emergency warnings and public-health guidance to delaying policies on air pollution, clean energy and fossil fuels.\u00a0The report, produced by the WHO Civil Society Working Group on Climate and Health, argues that a \u201chealthier information environment\u201d is not a communications luxury but a \u201ccondition for climate justice, public health and the right to a healthy future\u201d.What is climate disinformation?Climate disinformation refers to the intentional spread of false or misleading information about climate change and climate action.\u00a0This includes the complete denial of global warming as well as conspiracy theories.It differs from climate misinformation, which is defined as false or out-of-context information that someone is presenting as fact.While misinformation does not carry the same level of intent as disinformation, it can result in equally dangerous consequences.\u00a0How climate disinformation is impacting public health\u00a0The report highlights several case studies where climate disinformation has interacted with existing inequalities and power structures.For example, after the 2023 Maui wildfires, false claims circulated online that residents who applied for disaster assistance could have their land or property seized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Fact-checkers established this was false, but the rumour had potential to deter survivors from seeking aid at precisely the moment they needed housing support, financial assistance, medical care and recovery services.\u00a0\u201cIn a disaster setting, misinformation is not just confusing,\u201d the report reads. \u201cIt can directly obstruct access to life-saving and stabilising support.\u201dIn Europe, clean air policies such as low-emission zones \u2013 designed to reduce people\u2019s exposure to harmful traffic-related pollution \u2013 are often targeted by misleading narratives.The debate around London\u2019s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), which imposes a charge for vehicles that do not meet emissions standards, has included concerns about affordability and implementation, particularly for low-income households, workers, small businesses, and people who depend on older vehicles.\u00a0But the report states that these concerns have also been \u201camplified and distorted\u201d by misinformation, politicised attacks on air quality evidence, fake social media claims, and in some cases even violent backlash against ULEZ infrastructure.\u201cThe backlash against ULEZ shows how disinformation can turn a public health intervention into a culture-war issue,\u201d the report states.\u201cInstead of focusing debate on how to reduce pollution while protecting those least able to bear transition costs, misinformation can shift attention toward fear, mistrust, and false claims. This risks weakening public support for policies that protect lungs, hearts, pregnancies, children, and communities most exposed to polluted air.\u201dOther case studies in the report highlight the interests and power structures that \u201cenable disinformation to flourish\u201d, including fossil fuel greenwashing and conflicts of interest.Dr Jeni Miller, Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance, and co-chair of the WHO Civil Society Working Group on Climate and Health, says governments must integrate tools for mis- and disinformation response into how they prepare and communicate heat, wildfire, flood, storm, drought and infectious disease scenarios.\u00a0\u201cClimate disinformation is not only a problem of false rumours and mistruths; it is also a problem of power, incentives and accountability,\u201d Miller adds.\u201cWHO, its member states, health institutions and the health community must go beyond simply providing better information and messaging \u2013 they must establish robust conflict-of-interest safeguards against fossil fuel greenwashing, and against those who wield climate disinformation as a hybrid weapon of war.\u201d\u00a0Dr Laura Jung, Chair of the Working Group on Environment, World Medical Association, argues that the public health impacts of climate disinformation can be \u201cimmediate\u201d.\u00a0\u201cMisleading information can for example discourage people from evacuating during wildfires or floods, undermine confidence in heat and air-pollution warnings, interfere with access to disaster assistance, and create confusion about health risks during emergencies,\u201d she explains.How to spot climate disinformation\u00a0As part of the efforts to address the issue of fake news, the European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for climate action recently launched a campaign called #ClimateFactsMatter.\u00a0It aims to \u201cempower people\u201d to see through climate disinformation and reveals the main techniques used to mislead the public.The campaign urges members of the public to always check the source of an article they\u2019re reading, fact-check \u2018expert\u2019 comments, look out for loaded, emotional language, and fact-check stories claiming to have a \u2018quick solution\u2019 to climate change.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/10\/26\/hybrid-weapon-of-war-why-climate-disinformation-could-be-a-growing-public-health-threat&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/47\/98\/1200x675_cmsv2_15ff3766-8ac2-5d93-a032-f2570e9210c2-9964798.jpg&#8221;] Tech News Swedish government blocks ChatGPT and Claude. 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