How to protect people and planet from misinfluencers in the Age of Disinformation

In this episode of Cities 1.5, David Miller speaks with Pragyna Senapati of Ripple Research about the pervasive impact of climate-related dis- and misinformation. In the past few years, false narratives have been pushed around climate issues in an attempt to derail the policies the world needs to protect the health of people and planet. Ripple has carried out extensive research of these misleading narratives and tactics at the nexus of climate and health and their investigations show clear and actionable strategies and pathways for combating false information through proactive policymaking and climate literacy. The recommendations Ripple and Pragnya offer are key for mayors and city governments to strengthen community resilience and push back on the false claims wielded by climate misinfluencers. Image Credit: Brian McGowan @ UnsplashFeatured guests:Pragnya Senapati is the Policy and Research Lead at Ripple Research, and graduate of the C40 Women4Climate program.LINKS: Disinformation Thrives in Times of Crisis - Cities 1.5World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say - The GuardianSpanish floods: before and after footage shows the scale of destruction in Valencia - The GuardianHow rioting farmers unraveled Europe’s ambitious climate plan - VoxEU DisinfoLabEurope was a leader on saving nature. Now, its backsliding could threaten global progress - The Guardian Why Women are Saving the Planet - Cities 1.5The Natura 2000 protected areas network - EEADutch Farmers Protest Misinformation study - Ripple Research Meat and Dairy misinformation study - Ripple Research Investigation into Climate Misinformation on LinkedIn - Ripple ResearchIf you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeriesCities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/