Drilled S14, Ep13 | How Activists Effctively Fight Climate Obstruction
Dec 28, 2025
In this captivating discussion, climate justice expert Jennie Stephens from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and regulatory scholar Sharon Yadin from the University of Haifa share their insights on effective activism against climate obstruction. They explore successful tactics like community mobilization and naming-and-shaming while addressing the challenges posed by misinformation and corporate influence in academia. Both guests emphasize the need for legal frameworks that support activism and safeguard protest rights, revealing the urgent nexus between climate action and social justice.
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Academic Capture Hides Phaseout Research
- Academic climate research is often constrained by fossil fuel funding and corporate capture, limiting study of fossil-fuel phaseout.
- Nonacademic NGOs and investigative journalists fill critical gaps by exposing greenwashing and finance links.
Tech Industry As Hidden Obstructor
- Tech companies and AI are emerging as major climate obstructionists by increasing energy demand and enabling agenda control.
- Jennie Stephens calls this tech-driven silence a powerful denial/delay tactic that sidelines climate discussion.
Fund And Support Disinformation Monitoring
- Support and scale initiatives that monitor and counter climate disinformation on big platforms like Google and Meta.
- Back coalitions such as Climate Action Against Disinformation and fact-checking NGOs to hold platforms accountable.