Facebook and Google have insisted they are committed to tackling climate change despite climate denial groups and disinformation being rampant on their platforms. The tech giants both launched new climate change strategies this week, with Facebook announcing its global operations “will achieve net zero carbon emissions and be 100% supported by renewable energy”. When asked by the Irish Examiner how Facebook can reconcile fighting climate change denial with hosting thousands of unscientific pages and groups that claim climate change is a hoax, Mr Palmieri acknowledged it was problematic. "We know that climate denialism exists on the platform and that it is viral. This is far more challenging than the traditional approach of matching energy usage with renewable energy, but we’re working to get this done by 2030,” the firm said.

Source: Irish Examiner September 14, 2020 16:41 UTC