Coordinated false and misleading information campaigns are infringing multiple human rights, dividing Australian communities, and hindering global progress on climate change by eroding public trust in climate science and influencing political outcomes, a Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy has found.
The inquiry was the first of its kind and took significant evidence across numerous hearings. The Committee was able to reach a majority report, backed by Labor, Liberals, and the Greens.
The majority report makes 21 recommendations across different policy areas on how to improve information integrity gaps in the climate and energy debate. The Greens' additional comments make a further 25 recommendations.
Key majority report recommendations include that the Australian Government:
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Officially endorse the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change
