A key climate science report that measures how climate change exacerbates disasters is being actively discredited by the fossil fuel industry.
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A key climate science report that measures how climate change exacerbates disasters is being actively discredited by the fossil fuel industry.
Parent: Climate ChangeEntity: Climate Science ResearchImpact: negativeDate: Jun 12, 2026Target: The credibility of climate science research on disaster attribution.
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“Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report” by Corbin Hiar, Lesley Clark & Chelsea Harvey for @politico:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/fossil-fuels-national-academies-climate-science-00897237
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Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report.
An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/fossil-fuels-national-academies-climate-science-00897237
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#climatechange#globalwarming
Inside the campaign to discredit a key #climate #science report
An emerging field of research that can measure how much #climatechange has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the #fossilfuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.
The conservative offensive puts crosshairs on a forthcoming report from the #NationalAcademiesOfSciences that will examine research into the ways corporate climate pollution is intensifying #naturaldisasters.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/11/fossil-fuels-national-academies-climate-science-00897237
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#climate#science#climatechange#fossilfuel#nationalacademiesofsciences#naturaldisasters