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

June 30, 2023

TikTok fails to enforce content removal of climate change-denial videos, BBC investigation finds

ISD's Jennie King speaks with the BBC on their recent investigation on TikTok's content removal policy relating to videos climate misinformation.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Accountability and Safety

June 14, 2023

Canada’s wildfires, the latest climate topic to be “weaponised” under identity politics and cultural discourse

ISD’s Jennie King speaks to The Narwhal about climate misinformation surrounding Canada’s wildfires and its alignment with broader global trends.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

June 5, 2023

ISD’s Jennie King on the anti-climate lobby: What it looks like, why it matters and how to counter it

ISD’s Head of Climate Research and Policy, Jennie King joins fellow experts for the Europe Calling webinar.

Climate

May 29, 2023

How a local traffic plan in Oxford was weaponised to advance anti-climate narratives

ISD's Jennie King features in Rappler commenting on how protests and conspiracy theories in the English town of Oxford spread globally.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

May 27, 2023

Conspiracy theorists channeling confusion, anger toward meteorologists in Spain

ISD's Head of Climate Research and Policy, Jennie King, speaks to CNN about why conspiracists are increasingly targeting meteorologists.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

March 28, 2023

Climate sceptics direct anger, death threats at professor who created the 15-minute city concept

ISD's Jennie King was interviewed by the New York Times on the narratives fuelling so-called 'climate lockdowns'.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

March 8, 2023

‘Climate Lockdown’

Climate lockdown’ is a conspiracy theory alleging global elites exploit climate change to justify curtailing freedoms and civil liberties.

Climate, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

February 28, 2023

ISD’s Jennie King on tackling climate disinformation at first-ever European Parliament hearing on topic

ISD's Head of Climate Research & Policy, Jennie King, rendered expert testimony on climate disinformation.

Climate

February 24, 2023

News sources may be influencing perception of climate activism among public

ISD’s recent Dispatch on alt- and mainstream media climate activism headlines is covered extensively by Euronews Green.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

February 7, 2023

ISD’s Jennie King speaks at the Natural History Museum about the impact of climate mis- and disinfo

Jennie King, joins fellow field experts to discuss the impacts of climate mis- and disinformation.

Climate

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