On October 1 the TFF team was on hand to help launch University of Ottawa's Info Integrity Lab's new focus on climate change denial and misinformation. The Lab has produced a summary report of the event, with key takeaways and actionable recommendations for organizations and individuals to use in their own climate comms. Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3UrFWIX #ClimateAction #Disinformation #ClimateChange
The Info Integrity Lab’s event Climate Change and Mis/Disinformation: Clearing the Air centered on the critical issues of climate change communication, denial and misinformation. It also served as the launch to the Lab’s new focus on climate change with the support of the Trottier Family Foundation, including through a Summit on Climate and Mis/Disinformtion planned for June 2025. A summary report of the October 1 event can be found here: https://bit.ly/4e6gSyj The conference recording can equally be found on our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3YAWFMy It presents key takeaways and actionable recommendations for addressing climate disinformation and for effectively communicating scientific information, as presented by our eminent keynote and panelists. Thanks to Andrew Heffernan for the report, featured presenters, including Katharine Hayhoe and moderator Catherine McKenna, and acclaimed academics from uOttawa, Carleton and McGill for having shared their research findings. We encourage you to read our report and to put what you've learned into action! Stay tuned for future Lab publications, events and resources on climate change disinformation: our Roadmap will be disseminated soon! #ClimateAction #InformationIntegrityLab #Disinformation #ClimateChange