Climate- and Environmentally Based Information Activities by PRC and Russian Media
Climate- and Environmentally Based Information Activities by PRC and Russian Media

Author(s): Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Tanya Lim
Subject(s): Media studies, Energy and Environmental Studies, Communication studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Politics and communication
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Russia; China; PRC; information; activities; security; climate change;
Summary/Abstract: Russia and China have effectively contributed to shifting the debate on climate change into the realm of morals, rights and economic policies, rather than scientific reality. For them, climate change is not only a matter of the factual impact of carbon emissions on weather patterns, as argued by O’Connor and Weatherall1 , but also a question of morality or values. It is not only a scientific reality, but also a socially and politically constructed concept.2 Over the years, China and Russia have consistently shifted and adapted their climate change narratives, reflecting the political nature of the issue. China has undergone a notable transformation, shifting “from a passive participant to a proactive actor” in the global climate arena.3 Meanwhile, Russia has demonstrated a range of positions on the issue, from denial to acceptance to operationalisation of climate change.

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