Pre-COP30 Disinformation Roundtable

​2025 has been a big year for climate disinformation, and more importantly, for our efforts to stop those who are stopping policymakers from stopping climate action. Join CAAD for an Amy Westervelt-hosted panel featuring representatives of six different organizations working on the issue and eager to present new findings, on Thursday October 30th, at 11am ET.  

​From the history of efforts to obstruct COPs past, to the lobbying in the present, from digital and social media to the mainstream, and with examples around the world, CAAD is offering the climate disinformation community a preview of the expanse of research documenting the extent to which climate policy is being sabotaged by fossil fueled disinformation.  

• ​Expert Panel: Six leading voices in the fight against climate disinformation will share their recent findings in the lead up to COP30​
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  • ​Facilitator: Amy Westervelt, independent journalist and DRILLED podcast host

  • ​Speakers:

    • ​Timmons Roberts, Professor of Environment and Society at Brown University, Director of the Climate Social Science Network, and lead editor of the just-released Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment. 

    • ​Gvantsa Gverdtsiteli (PhD), Research and Policy Coordinator at Transparency International

    • ​Geoff Dembicki, global managing editor at DeSmog and author of The Petroleum Papers 

    • ​Rosario Coll, an Argentine journalist and the Wellbeing & Media Organizer at Roots. 

    • ​Anissa Saudemont, International Advocacy Manager at QuotaClima

    • ​Carlos Hernández-Echevarría Associate Director, Fundación Maldita.es

• ​Open Forum: A dedicated space for joiners to engage with the speakers, by asking questions and arranging for follow-up conversations.