Climate Change Misinformation and a New Wave of Civil Resistance
A new generation of climate activists are using increasingly controversial methods to alert people to climate catastrophe. But why does the truth need such high optics?
Francesca Scott
Francesca is an assistant editor and writer based in Crete, Greece. With a background in poetry and critical theory, she holds a BA in Creative Writing and Critical Practice and an MA in Creative and Life Writing. She has experience in legal research and publishing and is particularly interested in climate change disinformation, international politics, and conspiracy theories.
Latest Editorials by Francesca Scott
Double Check: What Happens to Recycled Plastic?
The climate emergency is getting worse. Cyclical bouts of extreme storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires in the last year alone have affected millions of people worldwide. When the world locked down to curb the spread of COVID-19, NASA reported...
New World Order Conspiracism: A Flawed Critique of Power
As ongoing crises like the climate emergency, global fascism and the pandemic continue unabated, people are desperate to find order in the chaos. A slurry of wild conspiracy theories abound, and any kernel of truth becomes entangled in a mesh of...
Double Check: Is Russell Brand Pushing the Ukraine Biolab Narrative?
The comedian and social commentator Russell Brand recently weighed in on claims made by the Russian government regarding "biolabs" in Ukraine. On March 6, the Russian government's Twitter account alleged that during Putin's invasion of Ukraine,...