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[LEAK] The latest acknowledgement of the damaging impact of #fossilfuel industry lobbying comes from the #IPCC, which reviews all the scientific literature to provide guidance for the UN and governments.

Want to know what their new leaked draft report says?
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According to @KarlMathiesen who has seen the leaked draft, it "blamed think tanks, foundations, trade associations + other 3rd party groups that represent fossil fuel companies for promoting “contrarian” science..."
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2/ "...that misleads the public + disrupts efforts to implement climate policies needed to address the rising threats."
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3/ Quoting directly from the #IPCC report, the "rhetoric on climate change and the undermining of science have contributed to misperceptions of the scientific consensus, uncertainty, unduly discounted risk and urgency, dissent..."

4/ "...and most importantly, polarized public support delaying mitigation and adaptation action, particularly in the US,”
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5/ According to @KarlMathiesen "The IPCC report said disinformation tactics have created “risks to society” because they have prevented governments from responding to the dangers from climate change."
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6/ The evidence is piling up. Last week's @exxonmobil revelation from @UE, this report from the normally-conservative #IPCC... the damaging influence of #fossilfuel lobbying is now accepted in the mainstream. So let's do something about it!
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