With Reform UK predicted to take control of many more local authorities in this May’s elections a new study by Edward de Quay and @pallavis.bsky.social examines the party’s approach to climate change and net zero on local councils it currently runs www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

Beyond stripping away climate friendly language & shutting down climate committees, Reform led councils are not saving any money from ditching net zero because the savings were never there. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

You would think the 15-minute conspiracy is old news but here we are with the Telegraph amplifying more such conspiracies. My words in @granthamlse.bsky.social www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

Why are energy prices so high in the UK and is government doing enough to support people? My take on @lbc.co.uk Radio this morning. youtu.be/GRwFZfygvr4?...

The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on: * Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc AND * Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero I kid you not, it is that stupid

By pushing the EPA to ignore health benefits when weighing regulatory costs, this shift becomes a dangerous invisibility tactic. It vanishes the harm and the real benefits of clean air are reframed as debatable. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

Trump’s attack on climate science is an epistemic assault. It’s more than just denying science or delaying action. It’s about controlling who can create, share, and access knowledge.

Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NEW ANALYSIS: Reform UK now runs 10 counties across England, putting 6GW of new clean-energy capacity at risk (mostly batteries) However, Reforms' ability to block planning consent looks weaker than its leaders hoped By Molly Lempriere & Josh Gabbatiss www.carbonbrief.org/...

#ReformUK candidates in the #LocalElections peddled an anti-climate, anti-net-zero agenda. This campaign fails the local communities exposed to the risks of #ClimateChange these candidates seek to represent – @pallavis.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social.

Local elections are taking place today in many parts of England, and Reform UK candidates have been promoting an anti-climate, anti-net-zero agenda. In this blog, @pallavis.bsky.social argues that this campaign goes directly against the interests of the local communities they seek to represent.

In tomorrow's local elections, voters have a clear choice: support leadership that protects their future against climate risks or choose candidates whose policies may jeopardise their future. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future. Here's what he got wrong... 🧵

Lord Nicholas Stern spoke during the debate in the House of Lords on ‘The affordability of achieving the net zero emissions target by 2050’ You can read his full speech here

It was an honour to speak at the Climate Information Integrity Summit in Brasilia. Deeply inspired by the collective dedication of scientists, civil societies, and climate activists working together to protect the integrity of information in the fight against climate disinformation 🙌🏽

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement and upcoming Spending Review cannot afford to de-prioritise investment in the clean transition which is crucial for the UK government's growth mission says Esin Serin in @businessgreen.bsky.social www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4411...

That's actually kinda funny in a morbid unfunny way. Sadly the random country did fight a war, jointly with the U.S., 22 years ago... based entirely on disinformation on an industrial scale. Remember the mythical WMDs? So very apropos for disinformers now to omit. www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

ISD’s newest investigation examines the German far-right’s use of generative AI. A range of actors are using the technology to rapidly produce and promote videos, images, text and even songs. The spread of this content also exposes gaps in the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). ow.ly/GPIH50V2fWu

It’s no wonder that parties like the AfD & FPO oppose the Digital Services Act & villainise fact-checkers.

Yesterday Meta’s main lobbyist Joel Kaplan at a Brussels lobby event railed against data privacy and the AI Act. He also called EU tech fines a ‘tariff’". When we registered for the event, Meta told us there was not enough room. No critical eyes allowed 🤔 www.politico.eu/article/meta...

Meta's recent decision to discontinue its third-party fact-checking program in the US has sparked significant controversy. In her new piece, Pallavi Sethi explores how this move, framed as protecting free speech, may actually undermine democracy and amplify misinformation.

Meta is lying to you when it says it is committed to free speech. True free expression requires more than just the absence of censorship: it demands a commitment to an informed and transparent public sphere. Algorithmic transparency is no longer an option, it is a necessity.

TIL: Austria’s far-right party FPO deeply cares about animal protection… resenting a far-party has never felt more confusing 🥴

Thanks to @iburrell.bsky.social in the i newspaper for highlighting new analysis published by @carbonbrief.org in his latest media column which focuses on how Trump's return will see a surge in climate misinformation.

Orwellian is alive 😇

Policy scepticism is the new, more nuanced, misleading narrative about climate

🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court has DENIED Big Oil's requests to review Honolulu's climate deception lawsuit. The decision keeps Honolulu and other communities on track to put Big Oil companies on trial for their climate lies. It's time to hold Big Oil accountable and make polluters pay.

Exceeding the 1.5C mark, even temporarily, signals that the climate is approaching critical tipping points. This should serve as a wake up call for governments, corporations, industries to ramp up mitigation and adaptation measures.

Mel Gibson denying climate change on the Joe Rogan podcast; "Ever had a glass full of ice and watch it melt...do you ever see the glass flow over?" No Mel, but I have seen your house burn down due to climate change exacerbated wildfires, while you were on the show! youtu.be/1rYtrS5IbrQ?...

New analysis by @carbonbrief.org reveals that UK right-leaning newspapers have relentlessly attacked Ed Miliband in 2024 for his support of net-zero policies. These newspapers seem more focused on attacking climate advocates than on accurate reporting. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

Let’s be clear—the fact checkers have not “been” politically biased as Zuck suggests, but have been *perceived as such* because of politically motivated efforts to smear them, one that Zuck is now participating in and capitulating to. 1/

Zuckerberg calling fact-checkers “too politically biased” is rich coming from the man whose platform banned fact-checking politicians in the first place.

New year, same old one-sided anti-zero narrative by the Telegraph

Turns out you can be the richest man in the world *and* so cravenly hungry for adulation that, when all else fails, you’ll beg for it from the very worst of your fellow humans. Musk’s interest in the U.K. is directly proportionate to the volume of our far right Twitter. The ultimate simp symbiosis.

The Heartland Institute’s new London branch signals an (incoming) deliberate effort to amplify climate denial/sceptic narratives in the UK. Grim note to close the new year on.

Nigel Farage on foreign influence in UK politics, in two parts...

We've just added the first Hungarian translations of @skepticalscience.bsky.social debunkings, thanks to Denes skepticalscience.com/translation.... (making our rebuttals translated into 25 languages so far).

Our partners at @caadcoalition.bsky.social just launched a big report on how gen-AI expansion is killing climate goals at Google, Microsoft and Nvidia. Well worth a read! If you’re short on time, there’s also a tl;dr press release via the link below. #greensky 🧪 💡 🔌 caad.info/analysis/rep...

Reports that billionaire X/Twitter owner Elon Musk is considering donating nearly £80 million ($100m) to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have sounded alarm bells about the state of Britain’s loophole-ridden election laws bylinetimes.com/2024/12/05/e...

🌍 COP29's decision to sideline climate disinformation is a critical misstep that undermines effective climate action. @pallavis.bsky.social explores why countering climate misinformation must be prioritised ⬇️

Excellent from @pallavis.bsky.social on the failure to deal properly with climate disinfo designed to delay climate action. www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

💥New: By sidelining climate disinformation COP29 undermines climate action @pallavis.bsky.social #AcademicSky #COP29 #ClimateComms #Misinformation

Discussing the open letter on curbing #disinformation published during #COP29, @pallavis.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social argues on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social that governments have a key role in creating conditions that mitigate the impacts of false narratives around #ClimateChange and action.

Australia banning under 16s from social media.. ah, yes.. because nothing says “protecting children” like ignoring big corporate accountability and expecting teenagers to just.. not use the internet 🤦🏽‍♀️. The real focus should be on creating robust regulations that make social media safer for children

I've thrown together a Starter Pack for the climate crisis-info crisis overlap. Lots of members from @caadcoalition.bsky.social, so do give them a follow. It's a work in progress, @ me if you'd like to be included! 🧪 🔌 💡 (@davidrvetter.bsky.social ask and ye shall receive...) go.bsky.app/J3783tF