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Act fast to end climate change disinformation

The battle against climate change disinformation is not just fight for truth but for the continent's survival amid one of the most pressing issues of our time. [iStockphoto]

Forces against climate action are increasing amid frequent and more severe disasters.

The climate deniers use disinformation to claim there is no crisis, that a warmer climate is just fine, and that more extraction and dependence on fossil fuels is necessary, undermining efforts to address the crisis or adapt to its irreducible consequences.

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