VIDEO

The Summit on Climate Mis/Disinformation brings together experts to unpack the problem of climate disinformation and how to fight it. Chloé-Anne Touma (editor-in-chief of the Montreal-based media outlet LES CONNECTEURS) and her guests examine climate disinformation and misinformation, highlighting ways to address these issues, in this video by LES CONNECTEURS, sponsored by the Integrity Information Lab at the University of Ottawa.

Facts & Insights

The Global Risks Report 2025 ranks climate disinformation—and more broadly, misinformation and disinformation—as one of the most significant short-term threats facing the world, particularly over the next two years. According to the World Economic Forum, experts identified misinformation and disinformation as the crisis most likely to have a global impact in the short term, keeping it at the top of the risk rankings for the second consecutive year.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2023, 59% of Canadians expressed strong concerns about online misinformation, and 43% admitted having difficulty distinguishing between true and false information on the internet.

Canadians concerned about online misinformation
59%

A report published on behalf of Électricité de France (EDF) presents a global overview of public opinions on climate change, based on data from 30 countries across five continents (Witkowski & Boy, 2022). It is estimated that 9% of the population in these countries doubt the very existence of climate change (trend denial), while 28% question its human origin (attribution denial).