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Criminalize Fossil Fuel Disinformation, Says UN Rapporteur - CleanTechnica
- Elisa Morgera, UN special rapporteur, presented a report urging criminalizing climate skepticism, banning fossil fuel lobbying and ads, and phasing out oil, gas, and coal by 2030.
- Under international law, wealthy nations must inform citizens of fossil fuel harms and phase out oil, gas, and coal by 2030, as industry tactics have long undermined human rights, Morgera states.
- Evidence from the June IPIE study shows powerful actors spreading climate misinformation, while reports detail extensive human rights damage caused by the fossil fuel life cycle.
- Following the report, climate activists are intensifying efforts to silence critics, with skeptics like Martz receiving private messages urging arrest for spreading misinformation.
- UN mechanisms have recognized a legal obligation for states to phase out fossil fuels by 2030 and criminalize disinformation, setting a potential precedent for climate action enforcement.
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EHNUN official calls for criminal penalties for fossil fuel disinformation and lobbying bans
The United Nations’ top climate and human rights expert urged governments to criminalize fossil fuel disinformation, ban industry lobbying and ads, and phase out oil, gas, and coal by 2030 to meet their legal obligations under international law.Nina Lakhani reports for The Guardian.In short:UN special rapporteur Elisa Morgera called on wealthy nations including the United States, UK, and Canada to stop all fossil fuel subsidies, end exploration …
UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights
United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights Elisa Morgera on Monday presented a new report to the General Assembly calling for the criminalization of spreading disinformation regarding the climate crisis, as well as a complete ban on fossil fuel lobbying and advertising by the industry. In The imperative of defossilizing our economies report, Morgera argues that the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and other rich fossil…
Criminalize Fossil Fuel Disinformation, Says UN Rapporteur - CleanTechnica
The latest report from Elisa Morgera, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and climate change, is an extraordinary document that every member of the CleanTechnica community should read. We know that is a challenge in our online digital world that moves at the speed of TikTok, but if you ... [continued] The post Criminalize Fossil Fuel Disinformation, Says UN Rapporteur appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights Elisa Morgera on Monday presented a new report to the General Assembly calling for the criminalization of spreading disinformation regarding the climate crisis, as well as a complete ban on fossil fuel lobbying and advertising by the industry. In The imperative of defossilizing our economies report, Morgera argues that the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and other rich fossil…
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