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Climate-related fact checks
CLAIM Green Firecrackers are safe and eco-friendly. They are not harmful to humans or to the environment. FACT Greenwashing. If compared to conventional firecrackers, ‘green firecrackers’ lead to a reduction in air and noise pollution only to a certain extent…
CLAIM India’s forest cover has steadily increased over the years. FACT Misleading. The current definition of ‘forest cover’ in the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) does not differentiate between natural forests and plantations. It has led to the inclusion…
Climate change has become a hot topic these days, with policymakers, scientists, and several other stakeholders expressing different ideas and opinions on climate change and its consequences. Unfortunately, within all this noise, some statements related to climate change get shared…
CLAIM There is nothing environmentally friendly about EVs as the cobalt needed for EV batteries is obtained through mining that harms the environment. FACT Misleading. Cobalt is not indispensable for EV batteries and cobalt-free alternatives are emerging fast. Also, EVs…
CLAIM Climate Change has no impact on hurricanes like Ian. FACT Climate Change supercharges hurricanes like Ian. In case of Hurricane Ian, climate change amplified rainfall by more than 10%. WHAT THEY SAY Climate deniers are saying that climate change…
Marine plastics break down into microplastics and contribute to climate change both directly by GHG emissions and indirectly by negatively affecting ocean organisms. We found some misinformation passing through public and social media platforms about ocean plastic pollution. This is…
CLAIM India has almost achieved its target of 175 GW installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. It has achieved 159.95 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by March 2022. FACT Misleading. India’s renewable energy target of achieving 175 GW installed…
CLAIM On August 29, 2022, Greenland gained 7 Gt of ice which proves that Greenland ice mass is now growing and not shrinking. FACT Greenland is losing ice overall. The 7 Gt gain of ice cited is in fact a…
We have noticed a lot of rumors related to global climate change and the death of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. While there has been considerable damage to the reef, esepcially over a number of serious bleaching incidents during…
CLAIM It’s not possible for a trace gas, carbon dioxide, to transform & destroy the balance of a global climate infrastructure. 4 molecules in 10,000 could not raise the temperature of the entire atmosphere several degrees. FACT False. The rising…
