Conscious Advertising Network’s Murray Laments Lack of Censorship to Combat Climate Disinformation

DONLON Thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ Over to the other ░░░░░░░░ From a civil society ░░░░░░░░ what do you see ░░░░░░░░ the biggest challenges related ░░░░░░░░ the information ecosystem and ░░░░░░░░ are the solutions MURRAY ░░░░░░░░ you And firstly I ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ this initiative I think ░░░░░░░░ s a really important ░░░░░░░░ and from the UN ░░░░░░░░ UNFCCC from UNESCO and ░░░░░░░░ think it s great ░░░░░░░░ see the other countries ░░░░░░░░ joined I think it ░░░░░░░░ really important that we ░░░░░░░░ active leadership on this ░░░░░░░░ we go through across ░░░░░░░░ year You asked about ░░░░░░░░ of the biggest challenges ░░░░░░░░ climate information ecosystem has ░░░░░░░░ compromised by the relentless ░░░░░░░░ of disinformation campaigns orchestrated ░░░░░░░░ amplified by powerful actors ░░░░░░░░ impacts of this is ░░░░░░░░ it s obstructed climate ░░░░░░░░ it s deepened division ░░░░░░░░ s reduced trust and ░░░░░░░░ s obstructed progress on ░░░░░░░░ action And that can ░░░░░░░░ seen nowhere more clearly ░░░░░░░░ in instances of extreme ░░░░░░░░ like floods in Brazil ░░░░░░░░ Spain hurricanes in the ░░░░░░░░ S and in the ░░░░░░░░ where we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ efforts hampered by disinformation ░░░░░░░░ And Big Tech legacy ░░░░░░░░ influential PR firms and ░░░░░░░░ advertising industry all have ░░░░░░░░ a role within this ░░░░░░░░ often have prioritized profit ░░░░░░░░ truth But I m ░░░░░░░░ representing a global coalition ░░░░░░░░ came together before COP26 ░░░░░░░░ 2021 recognizing that there ░░░░░░░░ themes and threats developing ░░░░░░░░ to disrupt the negotiations ░░░░░░░░ climate action more broadly ░░░░░░░░ coalition has now grown ░░░░░░░░ over 60 organizations that ░░░░░░░░ from represented all around ░░░░░░░░ world organizations in Sri ░░░░░░░░ and Brazil U K ░░░░░░░░ S and well from ░░░░░░░░ right across And since ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen as ░░░░░░░░ said the IPCC acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ issue of disinformation and ░░░░░░░░ impacts The E U ░░░░░░░░ recognized this And now ░░░░░░░░ course this initiative as ░░░░░░░░