DISINFO: Greta Thunberg is a political tool, key targets for "green blows" will be Russia and China
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: sputnik.by ( archived) *
  • Date of publication: September 26, 2019
  • Outlet language(s): Russian
  • Countries / regions discussed: China, US, Russia

DISINFO: Greta Thunberg is a political tool, key targets for "green blows" will be Russia and China

SUMMARY

Greta Thunberg is a tool, it is a pity that kids are used for political purposes.The girl is a distraction from meaningful events, the UN General Assembly has turned into a TV show and a circus. In the first place “green blows” will be directed against Russia and China. The West and the US do not agree with Russia’s presence in the Arctic and do not agree that Russia is so rich in natural resources. They want to have a say in this and to dictate their conditions.

RESPONSE

This is a conspiracy which is consistent with recurring disinformation narratives about the West exploiting the environmental agenda and climate change topic to do harm to Russia, and that global warming is a "hoax" perpetrated by special interest groups like green businesses that stand to benefit from the climate hysteria. In fact, the existence of anthropogenic climate change is a matter of scientific consensus. Only a tiny minority of scientists dispute this consensus: the Earth is warming through the greenhouse effect; human activities - including use of fossil fuels, cutting down rain-forests, and farming livestock - are a major cause of the warming; and, unchecked, this rapid warming presents significant risks to human communities and natural systems. Preventing dangerous consequences of climate change is a key priority for the EU. See earlier disinformation cases alleging that Russia has to carry a heavy burden associated with the implementation of the Paris Agreement, that the West believes that as a result of global warming, only Russia will benefit, that Western anti-family strategy is part of the war for Big Russia resources, and that the climate mafia is exploiting Greta Thunberg to lower living standards.

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