Working Group What opposing forces stand in the way of climate transition?

When accelerating the climate transition, the focus is often on solutions, new technologies or policy measures. But at least as important is the question: what forces are perpetuating the current system?

This working group brings together misinformation experts, climate obstruction researchers, policymakers, NGOs, creative professionals, journalists, and other relevant actors to develop projects that address specific forms of climate obstruction. In doing so, they exchange knowledge and experiences with people who experience these counterforces, with the aim of overcoming them.

The working group focuses primarily on organising training courses for journalists and policymakers and a briefing for members of the House of Representatives. These focus specifically on climate misinformation. How do you recognise misinformation and how do you deal with it? How do you ensure that you do not unknowingly spread misinformation or give it attention?

Read more?

• Criteria and considerations when evaluating a collaboration with partners from the fossil fuel industry (2025)
• The Debunking Handbook 2020
• Climate Obstruction in the Netherlands – Strategic and systemic obstruction of climate policy (1980–present)
• Hand-out: Truth Sandwich
• Five techniques of science denial
• Workshop: Addressing wind turbine resistance for policymakers (March 2025)
• Workshop: Climate obstruction and the role of research (KIN team, July 2025)
• Workshop: Addressing disinformation for media editors (May 2025)
• Book: Climate Obstruction Across Europe

About this working group

Duration

April 2025 – present

Location

Netherlands (nationwide)

Involved parties

Climate Obstruction NL, Solid Sustainability Research, Skeptical Science, Hogeschool Utrecht, VU Amsterdam, Wageningen Universiteit, KNMI, two research journalists, Universiteit Twente