By Charles Rotter
wattsupwiththat.com

In yet another chilling example of Orwellian overreach, the G20 Summit in Brazil has unveiled a new international effort to stifle dissent under the banner of “fighting disinformation.” This latest scheme, dubbed the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change, is spearheaded by the United Nations and UNESCO. With a financial war chest provided by nations like the United Kingdom, France, and Sweden, this initiative isn’t about “truth” or “science”—it’s about control.

“Bringing together countries, international organizations, and stakeholders worldwide, it aims to promote and defend information integrity on climate change, address disinformation, and enhance climate change awareness and action. It includes a global fund which will finance research into disinformation on climate change and initiatives to promote information integrity.”¹ – unesco.org

Let’s call this what it is: a blatant attempt to silence anyone questioning the so-called climate crisis narrative. Under the guise of combating “misinformation,” these global bureaucracies aim to crush free thought and erase critical voices from the public square. This isn’t just an attack on skeptics—it’s an assault on open discourse itself.

The Initiative: A Wolf in Green Clothing

According to their public statements, the Initiative seeks to fund nonprofits for “research” and “public awareness campaigns.” They’re also creating what they call an “international research network” to identify and suppress so-called disinformation. In other words, they’re building an apparatus to label opposing viewpoints as dangerous lies and to justify censoring them into oblivion.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with his characteristic paternalism, declared disinformation a threat to climate action and even democracy itself. The not-so-subtle subtext? If you dare question their dogma, you’re the problem. “We must also take on climate disinformation,” Guterres said. “Our climate is at a breaking point.”

The History: Silencing Skeptics Since Day One

This isn’t the first time climate skeptics have been targeted. As far back as 2010, Google began manipulating search results to demote skeptical voices. A French study highlighted how skeptics dominated online search rankings at the time,² leading to a concerted effort to bury their views beneath mountains of alarmist propaganda. Blogs like Pensée Unique and works by Claude Allègre drew enough attention to provoke the ire of the establishment.

Now, thanks to collusion between Big Tech, governments, and nonprofits, the “censorship-industrial-complex” has become a powerful and insidious force. Groups like the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the United States, along with private entities like NewsGuard,³ routinely conspire to flag, suppress, and delegitimize dissenting voices.

We’ve seen this play out before. The Twitter Files⁴ laid bare the extent of this collusion, revealing how social media platforms partnered with government agencies to suppress stories and deplatform users who strayed from the approved narrative. This is not about protecting the public from falsehoods—it’s about eliminating debate.

Why the Fear?

The global elites are terrified of one thing: losing control. Despite decades of propaganda, public skepticism about catastrophic climate change has grown. Every failed prediction—from the “ice-free Arctic” to collapsing polar bear populations—chips away at their credibility. And with each new report showing the astronomical costs of Net Zero policies,⁵ more people are asking whether the so-called cure is worse than the disease.

Rather than answer these legitimate questions, the climate establishment resorts to silencing its critics. They know their models are flawed, their data cherry-picked, and their policy prescriptions ruinous. Yet instead of reevaluating their position, they double down on censorship.

The Real Cost of Silencing Dissent

This isn’t just a theoretical exercise. The consequences of suppressing climate skepticism are real and devastating. Policies like the Green New Deal and Net Zero come with enormous costs—both economically and socially. Entire industries are being dismantled, energy prices are skyrocketing, and developing nations are being strong-armed into abandoning affordable fossil fuels.

Meanwhile, the so-called solutions—wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicles—are riddled with problems, from unreliable energy output to massive environmental destruction. But pointing out these inconvenient truths now makes you a target of international suppression.

An Urgent Call to Action

Make no mistake: this is a battle for the soul of free inquiry. If the climate alarmists succeed in silencing dissent, the consequences will extend far beyond climate policy. The precedent being set is clear: disagree with the elite consensus, and you will be erased.

This isn’t just about climate skeptics—it’s about the right to ask questions, to demand evidence, and to hold those in power accountable. If these rights are surrendered, they won’t stop at climate change. The machinery of censorship, once built, will be used to silence dissent in every arena.

The G20’s initiative should outrage anyone who values freedom. It is not the job of governments or international organizations to decide which ideas are permissible. It’s time to push back against this authoritarian overreach and demand an open, honest debate about climate change—and everything else.

Because once they silence us, who will speak up for the truth?

1. unesco.org/en/information-integrity-climate-change

2. lemonde.fr/planete/article/2010/04/13/climat-la-course-au-referencement_5977017_3244.html

3. wattsupwiththat.com/2023/11/16/newsguard-surrogate-the-feds-pay-to-keep-watch-on-the-internet-and-be-a-judge-of-the-truth/

4. twitterfiles.substack.com/p/1-thread-the-twitter-files

5. netzerowatch.com/all-papers/a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-net-zero

Originally published at wattsupwiththat.com