On disinformation, misinformation and the popular will.

Holly Jean Buck, Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo, joins us to talk about her recent pieces arguing that the climate movement's focus on disinformation is misguided. We discuss:

What is disinformation and misinformation in the climate context?

Are there parallels to be drawn with anti-disinfo campaigns on vaccines during the pandemic?

How is the deterioration in trust in elites and scientific institutions to be responded to?

What do Holly's focus groups tell her about popular views on climate politics?

Does the return to industrial policy mean we should focus on "people who know how to make and run stuff"?

And what is solar radiation management, carbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide removal, and related technologies?

Links:

Obsessing Over Climate Disinformation Is a Wrong Turn, Holly Jean Buck, Jacobin

A Climate Disinformation Focus Takes Us the Wrong Way, Holly Jean Buck, Jacobin

Of Course "Misinformation" Isn’t the Cause of Climate Change, Alex Tremblath, Breakthrough Institute

Books:

After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration, Holly Jean Buck, Verso

Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero is Not Enough, Holly Jean Buck, Verso