Highlights:

• The Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change was announced on 12 November 2025 at COP30 in Belém as part of the Global Information Integrity on Climate Change (GIICC) initiative, led by UNESCO and the UN in cooperation with Brazil.
• Poland signed the Declaration at this year's climate summit.
• This document brings the topic of information reliability onto the COP agenda for the first time.
• The aim of the declaration is to ensure access to reliable data, crucial for maintaining public trust and effective policies.
• A total of 22 countries have signed the declaration.
• The signing of the document by Poland continues the activities started during the Presidency of the EU Council.
• The Ministry of Climate and Environment is taking real action to combat disinformation, for example by organising training courses for journalists and launching a website dedicated to disinformation.
• The Global Risk Report identifies disinformation as one of the most serious threats in the modern world, alongside the climate crisis.

The front line in the fight against disinformation 
Putting the problem of disinformation on the agenda of the climate summit has become part of the strategy to strengthen the security of Poland and the EU and protect the climate transition from manipulation. Poland's accession to the group of signatories is an expression of solidarity with global efforts for transparent climate communication and an important element of the national strategy to counter disinformation.

We are on the front line in the fight against disinformation, which comes to us from countries such as Russia and Belarus, which want Poland and other European Union countries to remain dependent on imported fossil fuels. We are aware of this problem and are actively lobbying the EU countries to ensure that the fight against climate and environmental disinformation is always a top priority 

– emphasises Deputy Minister Krzysztof Bolesta, who represented the Ministry of Climate and Environment at COP30, playing a special role in the negotiation process on just transition mechanisms. 

Common goal
One of the goals of the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change is to ensure universal access to reliable, consistent and evidence-based data, which is the foundation for public trust, citizen mobilisation and effective climate policy.

The signatories have committed to promoting the integrity of information, protecting journalists and experts, ensuring the transparency of digital platforms, limiting disinformation and creating a legal framework that is consistent with human rights.

A total of 22 countries have signed the declaration. A total of 22 countries signed the Declaration. Initially, 12 countries did so, including Belgium, Brazil, Canada and Germany, and during COP30, Poland and other European countries joined the group of signatories, strengthening the common voice for transparent climate communication.

Real actions
Poland's signing of the declaration is not just a formal gesture, but a commitment to take concrete action. The Ministry of Climate and Environment is consistently translating the document's assumptions into practice, strengthening social resilience to manipulation and building a culture of reliable climate communication. In 2025, the Ministry initiated a number of projects that respond to the challenges of disinformation and support transparency in public debate, including:

• creating a unit to counter disinformation,
• conducting training for journalists and consultations with experts,
• organising consultations with NGOs on climate and environmental narratives,
• developing the DezinfoRADAR initiative and launching DezinfoLAB,
• supporting educational projects as part of the ‘Environmental Education’ programme,
• strengthening inter-ministerial cooperation,
• launching a website dedicated to countering disinformation.

These are just some of the activities carried out in 2025, and further initiatives will be presented to the public on an ongoing basis.

We invite you to report cases involving climate and environmental disinformation to: stop.dezinformacji@klimat.gov.pl. 

For more information, please visit https://www.gov.pl/web/klimat/biodezinfolab-pierwsze-miedzysektorowe-laboratorium-przeciwdzialania-dezinformacji-o-bioroznorodnosci