For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

Climate

The spread of conspiracy theories about climate change threatens to erode trust in government institutions and undermine international responses to the climate emergency. Our analysis has also identified how foreign actors seek to exploit natural disasters to promote their own narratives, threatening relief efforts and harming communities exposed to the impacts of climate change. ISD works to support policymakers, civil society groups and others to combat false narratives about climate change.

November 4, 2025

AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa undermine public safety

Climate, Emerging Technologies

January 10, 2025

ISD’s Isabelle Wright speaks with the Washington Post about misinformation surrounding the Los Angeles fires

Climate, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 24, 2024

Russian propaganda exploits US hurricane response to undermine FEMA and Ukraine support

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 15, 2024

How extremists and politicians exploited Hurricane Helene to spread antisemitic hate & election conspiracies

Antisemitism, Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

October 11, 2024

Jennie King on the dangers of Hurricane Helene & Milton conspiracies: Undermining trust & hampering relief efforts

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

October 8, 2024

Antisemitic misinformation targets US officials amid hurricane Helene recovery efforts

Antisemitism, Climate, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

April 23, 2024

Stockholm Series: Jennie King on the fight for information integrity, climate action & democracy

Climate

October 15, 2023

Disinformation around climate change largely targeting solutions, not denying global warming

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

October 2, 2023

The Greens as Enemies during the Gas Price Crisis 2022 – Second Methodological Exploration in the NOTORIOUS Project

Climate

Further Reading

September 5, 2023

Jennie King joins DCN Global for a disinformation & climate change webinar

Jennie King, joins the Digital Communication Network (DCN) Global for a webinar discussing disinformation and climate change.

Climate

September 1, 2023

Wildfires in Hawaii – when wildfires burn, the clouds of misinformation rise

ISD's Jennie King spoke to Bloomberg about the online wave of climate denial and conspiracy theories following the Hawaii wildfires.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

August 30, 2023

Jennie King: Climate denialism traps everyone in “antechamber of discussion” arguing about credibility rather than action

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to the NYT about the proliferation of conspiracy theories following this summer's natural disasters.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

August 25, 2023

How COVID-19 denialism morphed into climate delayism and more

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to El Mundo about how COVID-19 conspiracists have built out into the world of climate conspiracy and misinformation.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health

August 20, 2023

Jennie King: Climate change policy in the UK is feeding into “cultural confrontation and identity politics”

ISD’s Jennie King told Euronews how the climate crisis has been weaponised and is now central to culture wars in the UK.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

July 18, 2023

UAE’s Presidency of COP28: A commitment to renewable energies or an opportunity for greenwashing?

ISD’s Jennie King spoke to CNN about the implications of UAE hosting COP28.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Terrorism and Extremism

July 13, 2023

Jennie King, keynote speaker for a focus group discussion about climate mis- and disinformation in East Africa

The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) invites you to a focus group discussion and webinar.

Climate

July 13, 2023

Press briefing: The ever-shifting landscape of climate mis- and disinformation

Press briefing, co-hosted by Covering Climate Now and Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD).

Climate

July 11, 2023

Jennie King: Climate denial content removal policies are unenforceable, demonetisation is the solution

ISD’s Head of Climate Research, Jennie King, featured in Deutsche Welle talking about what makes climate mis- and disinformation thrive.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

July 3, 2023

ISD’s Jennie King at panel for EU Disinfo Lab: Conspiratorial thinking is complicating discussion around climate policy

Jennie King, was a featured panellist at a webinar hosted by the EU Disinfo Lab in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

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