‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy

UN says a global backlash' against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies

Fossil fuel companies are running a massive mis- and disinformation campaign" so that countries will slow down the adoption of renewable energy and the speed with which they transition away" from a carbon-intensive economy, the UN has said.

Selwin Hart, the assistant secretary general of the UN, said that talk of a global backlash" against climate action was being stoked by the fossil fuel industry, in an effort to persuade world leaders to delay emissions-cutting policies. The perception among many political observers of a rejection of climate policies was a result of this campaign, rather than reflecting the reality of what people think, he added.