Communicating with integrity: Building foundations for climate action | Climate Integrity Summit 2025
Robust, science-based climate action depends on the integrity of communication—including in journalism, advocacy, and the regulation of information.
Drawing on their diverse and extensive expertise, Dr Mila Rosenthal, Jonathan Birchall and Craig Foster explore how a country’s approach to media diversity, disinformation, public interest journalism, and activism shapes its climate discourse and global influence.
By exploring how protections—or their absence—impact public understanding, policy decisions, and accountability, the discussion will highlight the less obvious ways misinformation, corporate influence, and systemic barriers undermine progress on climate and human rights.
This session explores how countries like Australia can inspire global strategies for achieving ambitious, science-backed climate solutions through innovative approaches and stronger safeguards for communication integrity.
Speakers:
- Dr Mila Rosenthal, Executive Director, International Science Reserve & Co-founder, Planet Reimagined
- Jonathan Birchall, Lecturer, International and Public Affairs Department, Columbia University & Lead Communications Officer, Open Society Foundations
- Craig Foster AM, Human rights activist & Australian retired soccer player
Chaired by Polly Hemming, Climate & Energy Director, The Australia Institute
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