“The IPIE’s landmark assessment reveals that the greatest barrier to climate action is the global spread of misinformation about climate science. The IPIE’s Scientific Panel on Information Integrity about Climate Science latest assessment, Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review, and its accompanying Summary for Policymakers, represents the most comprehensive analysis yet of how misinformation undermines climate science. Based on the latest research:

• Denialism about climate change has evolved into strategic skepticism
• Misinformation is targeted and intentional
• Bots and trolls amplify falsehoods at scale

The report shows that fossil fuel companies, aligned with political interests, and affiliated think tanks have pivoted from outright denial to more sophisticated campaigns that sow doubt about climate solutions..”