Hoe kan ik de betrouwbaarheid van informatie over klimaatverandering beoordelen?

Het is niet altijd even makkelijk om goede van slechte klimaatinformatie te onderscheiden (bijvoorbeeld op sociale media, in het nieuws, AI-tools). Maar je kan je wapenen door kritisch met media om te gaan [1] en je enkele ‘wie-wat-waar-vragen’ te stellen wanneer je klimaatinformatie tegenkomt. Waar komt de boodschap vandaan: een klimaatwetenschapper of een influencer? Wie betaalt het: een overheid of een bedrijf? Waar gaat het hier over: wetenschappelijke bewijzen of een waardeoordeel? Ook is het belangrijk om je bewust te zijn van je eigen denkprocessen en jezelf te kunnen betrappen op valkuilen (bijvoorbeeld de bevestigingsbias - de neiging om vooral informatie te zoeken of te geloven die je bestaande overtuigingen bevestigt). En te herkennen hoe mediaberichtgeving je oordeel over klimaatinformatie kan beïnvloeden.

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Gepubliceerd op: 17 juli 2026

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