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  • In our final episode of season 2 we speak to Laura and Merlin, two grassroots volunteers helping fight climate misinformation every morning in the UK.

    The Stop Funding Heat podcast is produced by Stop Funding Heat. Read our latest report "Cashing in on Climate Delay - Big Tech's Role in Greenwashing the Fossil Fuel Industry" at www.stopfundingheat.info/greenwashing

    References

    Check out similar campaigns based on the same theory of change as Stop Funding Heat:

    Stop Funding Hate https://stopfundinghate.info/

    Check My Ads https://checkmyads.org/

    Sleeping Giants https://twitter.com/slpng_giants

    The Telegraph falsely blame UK climate policies for food shortages https://archive.is/DMmwe

    Fox News Offshore wind farms are devastating whale populations - mostly killed by boat strikes etc https://archive.is/DGvTN

    Daily Express implies without evidence that Ukraine invasion is due to UK net zero policies, and a relationship between Just Stop Oil and Putin https://archive.is/pNobn

    Tesco accused of greenwashing over biodegradable teabags https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/tesco-accused-of-greenwashing-over-biodegradable-teabags

    The various fallacies of climate misinformation https://crankyuncle.com/a-history-of-flicc-the-5-techniques-of-science-denial/

    Telegraph cherry picking biomass element of net zero policy https://archive.is/TP80l

    Protonmail remove ads from Sun article https://twitter.com/stopfundingheat/status/1496134888273109002

    Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ducks-two-years-in-the-oil-sands-kate-beaton/7014994

    Katherine Hayhoe talk about climate change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BvcToPZCLI

  • Welcome to episode 6! Today we speak to Josh Gabbattis at Carbon Brief about climate misinformation in the UK media - who's writing it, and what does it say?

    The Stop Funding Heat podcast is produced by Stop Funding Heat. Read our latest report "Cashing in on Climate Delay - Big Tech's Role in Greenwashing the Fossil Fuel Industry" at www.stopfundingheat.info/greenwashing

    Thanks to our guest today, Josh Gabbatiss! You can find him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/josh_gabbatiss

    Sign up to Carbon Brief's newsletter at https://www.carbonbrief.org/

    References

    Costa Del Snow headline in the Daily Mail https://archive.is/o4f6A

    Dale Vince says greenwashing is good (it's not) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/02/greenwashing-is-a-good-thing-according-to-one-renewable-energy-tycoon.html

    Shell's "green investment" actually supporting fossil gas https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/shell-faces-groundbreaking-complaint-misleading-us-authorities-and-investors-its-energy-transition-efforts/

    How UK newspapers changed their minds about climate change since 2011 https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/how-uk-newspapers-changed-minds-climate-change/

    Carbon Brief's database of newspaper editorials since 2011 https://www.carbonbrief.org/editorials-where-uk-newspapers-stand-on-climate-change-and-energy/

    Studies on discourses of climate delay. The new climate misinformation? Global Sustainability journal https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/global-sustainability/article/discourses-of-climate-delay/7B11B722E3E3454BB6212378E32985A7

    A rise in support for fracking in 2022, based on the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Public Attitudes Tracker https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/public-attitudes-tracking-survey

    You're more likely to believe climate misinformation if you read certain UK papers. Results from Climate Action Against Disinformation survey https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/

    The Sun's headline from 2013: "Get rid of the green crap" https://archive.is/W9AV1

    Meanwhile cutting that "green crap" in the last 10 years has added £2.5 billion to our energy bills. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cutting-the-green-crap-has-added-2-5bn-to-uk-energy-bills/

    Latest tranche of onshore wind projects over will be nine times cheaper than fossil gas https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-record-low-price-for-uk-offshore-wind-is-four-times-cheaper-than-gas/

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  • Welcome to episode 5! Today we speak to Barnaby Pace at Global Witness about the real world impacts of fossil fuel information and influence campaigns, spotlighting in particular last year's global climate negotiations, COP27.

    The Stop Funding Heat podcast is produced by Stop Funding Heat: www.stopfundingheat.info

    Read our latest report "Cashing in on Climate Delay - Big Tech's Role in Greenwashing the Fossil Fuel Industry" at www.stopfundingheat.info/greenwashing

    Thanks to our guest today, Barnaby Pace! Find him on twitter at twitter.com/barnabypace

    References

    Global Witness's report on fossil fuel lobbyists at COP27 https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/over-100-more-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-last-year-flooding-crucial-cop-climate-talks/

    Natural gas enters EU taxonomy as potentially green energy https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220701IPR34365/taxonomy-meps-do-not-object-to-inclusion-of-gas-and-nuclear-activities

    A Crack In The Shell report https://www.ciel.org/reports/a-crack-in-the-shell/

    Head of UAE state oil company named as president of COP28 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64269436

    Fossil Free Politics coalition https://www.fossilfreepolitics.org/

    Conflict of interest background at COP27 from Corporate Accountability https://corporateaccountability.org/resources/primer-conflicts-of-interest-at-the-unfccc/

    Conflict of interest background in European Parliament from Corporate Europe Observatory https://corporateeurope.org/sites/default/files/new_code_old_conduct_report.pdf

    Climate town videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA

  • Hello! Stop Funding Heat is back with four brand new episodes all about climate misinformation. In this episode we speak to Silvia Pastorelli of Greenpeace. We discuss the growing movement asking, isn't it time we banned greenwashing adverts, just like we did with tobacco?

    The Stop Funding Heat podcast is produced by Stop Funding Heat: www.stopfundingheat.info

    Read our latest report "Cashing in on Climate Delay - Big Tech's Role in Greenwashing the Fossil Fuel Industry" at www.stopfundingheat.info/greenwashing

    Thanks to our guest today, Silvia Pastorelli! Read about the protest that took place at Leutzerath here: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/24/eviction-lutzerath-village-destroyed-coalmine-a-photo-essay

    References

    Ryanair is the first non-coal company to enter top 10 emitters list in the EU https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/01/ryanair-new-coal-airline-enters-eu-top-10-emitters-list

    Hyundai: "I expect you to save our planet" real advert https://adsofbrands.net/en/ads/hyundai-expecting-generation-one-2/13614

    Toyota spoof advert: "Let's ruin everything" advert https://twitter.com/BrandalismUK/status/1614888011765846016

    Exxon made breathtakingly accurate predictions about global warming decades ago. Article in Science https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0063

    Measuring the CO2 impact of adverts for cars and airlines, by Badvertising https://www.badverts.org/latest/new-report-advertising-climate-chaos-measuring-the-co2-emissions-associated-with-adverts-for-cars-amp-airlines

    5 'supermajor' oil companies spend $750 million per year on climate-related communication activities https://influencemap.org/report/Big-Oil-s-Agenda-on-Climate-Change-2022-19585


  • In the final episode of our pilot run, we flip the script as Aggy interviews Sean on his research regarding climate misinformation on Facebook. Then Aggy speaks to Jennie King about the “war room”, where a team of analysts was working round the clock to combat climate misinformation live during COP26.

    The Stop Funding Heat podcast is produced by Stop Funding Heat: www.stopfundingheat.info

    Thanks to our guests today! Find them at https://www.isdglobal.org/

    References

    On The Back Burner report - building the case around Facebook's spread of climate misinformation: https://bit.ly/33fgcEu

    In Denial report - comprehensive report on how much climate misinformation there is on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3HIlA6m

    Daily Express removed an article citing Naomi Seibt SFH site: https://bit.ly/2NXVULj

    Advertisers pulled their money from GB News: https://bit.ly/3vqVrFa

    Climate change already causing 150,000 deaths annually: https://bit.ly/3spAn02

    Why did we look at Facebook? Facebook has 2.91 billion monthly users: https://bit.ly/3hqeJm1

    More about Facebook’s Climate Science Center - like feeding someone poison then giving them a brochure about vegetables: http://archive.is/Pfees

    Facebook Papers leak - information about staff conversations: https://bit.ly/3JZSYFS

    Facebook allege that data in Stop Funding Heat report is wrong, despite it being their own data: https://bit.ly/35DvGH6

    More about the COP26 war room: https://n.pr/3IwnmaE

    The final report from the war room is still pending, but we will share it out on our social channels as soon as it’s ready!

    False claim that COP26 was running on diesel: https://reut.rs/36Q5wkY

    “Grey speech” of delayism is becoming more common in climate misinformation culture wars: https://lat.ms/3tjpKei

    Not Sure About That - I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here to be held in Wales to combat climate change: https://bbc.in/3HutBdB

    Not Sure About That - Ant and Dec poke fun at Downing Street Christmas party: https://bit.ly/3prjrV7

  • Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just your crazy relative spreading falsehoods online. In part 2 of our 3-part series, Sean and Aggy uncover where climate misinformation comes from - and why is it put out there in the first place?

    The Stop Funding Heat podcast is produced by Stop Funding Heat: www.stopfundingheat.info

    Thanks to our guests today! Find them at https://desmog.com/ and https://influencemap.org/

    References

    We do our best to reference as many of the conversation points we cover in our interviews. If there’s something missing, please do get in touch at [email protected]

    For an interesting look at how the tobacco industry’s tactics are mirrored by fossil fuel industries, check out this BBC podcast https://bbc.in/3uYlqDI

    Climate gate - debunked: https://bit.ly/3oY7SVg

    2021’s Counter-COP summit run by Heartland Institute, as reported by Channel 4 https://bit.ly/3sUHtJ7

    Brexit climate denier map: https://bit.ly/34K3get

    Monsanto hiring firms to target journalists and activists: https://bit.ly/3sUHqwV

    Majority of UK want a net zero referendum - debunked: https://bit.ly/3gV5UQK

    Climate denier ads paid for by Centre for Brexit Policy: https://bit.ly/3s1MVKE

    InfluenceMap found 25,000 ads from 25 entities seen over 430 million times in 2021 https://bit.ly/3JDXj1c

    Ballot Measure 1 to increase fossil fuel taxes in Alaska falls https://bit.ly/3H1KKeH

    Climate Action Tracker https://climateactiontracker.org/

    European Citizens Initiative to ban fossil fuel ads like with tobacco https://banfossilfuelads.org/

    Science Museum strikes new deal with fossil fuel company Adani https://bit.ly/3BtZba9

    Fossil fuel companies have spent $1 billion on climate brand building in just 4 years https://bit.ly/3v0XbVI

    “Japan Climate Leaders Partnership” successfully lobbies Japanese government to set more ambitious climate goals https://bit.ly/3oTTo8L

    Frackfeed is still offline at time of launch https://www.frackfeed.com/

    Not Sure About That - Executives from oil companies refuse to pledge not to spend money to oppose efforts to reduce climate change

    Not Sure About That - Oil companies hearing - will not do anything about their climate misinformation: https://nyti.ms/3LVsLu7

    Not Sure About That - “William Shatner did not go to space”: https://bit.ly/3LJA340

    Not Sure About That - Concrete can grow: https://bit.ly/3JCBRK9

    Not Sure About That - Boris Johnson calls Net Zero by 2050 “heroic” https://bit.ly/3LMbWBJ

  • In the first of our three-part series we discuss a fascinating theory of change - can you influence what's published online by talking to directly to those that fund it - the advertisers?

    The Stop Funding Heat podcast is produced by Stop Funding Heat: www.stopfundingheat.info

    Thanks to our guests today! Find the Conscious Advertising Network and their manifestos at https://www.consciousadnetwork.com/

    Find CheckMyAds at www.checkmyads.org and become a "Checkmate" at https://checkmyads.org/membership/

    References
    We do our best to reference as many of the conversation points we cover in our interviews. If there’s something missing, please do get in touch at [email protected]

    Not Sure About That - Is Coral Improving in the Great Barrier Reef? https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/coral-cover-great-barrier-reef-improved-2021-but-doesnt-mean-reef-growing-quickly-contrary-to-daily-wire/

    Not Sure About That - No, Electric Vehicles Are Not 7 Times More Expensive Than Petrol Equivalents https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/electric-cars-arent-seven-times-more-expensive-than-gasoline-powered-cars-as-claimed-on-facebook/

    Not Sure About That - Patrick Moore’s graph makes no sense https://archive.is/2Jqjr

    Fake news travels six times faster than the truth on Twitter - Harvard Study - https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aap9559

    Vice asks ad industry to re-think LGBTQ blacklists https://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/10/15/vice-asks-industry-rethink-blacklists-lgbtq-and-important-issues-are-avoided

    70% of climate safe content in unmonetized - appears in Change The Narrative report via CHEQ Inc and Media Bounty https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I_KDqD4vBylcMz39Rk3107gAhl5IWQk9AY-BnUZTfVE/edit#slide=id.p

    The Times - Advertising funding terrorist content (2017) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/big-brands-fund-terror-knnxfgb98

    Google introduces demonetization of climate misinformation content https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/11221321?hl=en

    WARC Guide to Conscious Media Investment - Explainer https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/opinion/conscious-media-investment-the-moral-and-commercial-imperative/4391

    The Sleeping Giants campaign https://twitter.com/slpng_giants