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[Opinio by Lanre_Olagunju] Climate disinformation: The bigger threat to our planet’s future via thecableng

can be natural due to changes such as the sun’s activity or significant volcanic eruptions, however, the United Nations has said that since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas and deforestation.

Climate disinformation takes many forms, from outright denial of the existence of climate change to more subtle tactics, such as misrepresentation of scientific data or cherry-picking facts that support a particular agenda. Social media exacerbates this problem by providing a platform to amplify false information and conspiracy theories, where these false claims can quickly go viral and reach millions of people within a short time.

More importantly, I realised how climate disinformation erodes global contributions and efforts towards establishing behavioural changes that could heal the environment, and save it from huge devastation, merely by promoting accurate information.

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