In this episode, Divya chats with Pallavi Sethi, a Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at the London School of Economics, where she works on climate misinformation and disinformation. Pallavi brings a unique perspective to this work, shaped by her background in advertising and media studies, as well as her experience in fact-checking with a large social media company. It was through these experiences that she began thinking more deeply about climate narratives and its influence on public perception. A central thread in Pallavi’s work is her commitment to empowering the public, not just by calling for stronger platform governance, but by building media literacy and awareness so people can better recognize and challenge misleading climate narratives themselves.
References:
Information on Pallavi’s bio & background:
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/profile/pallavi-sethi/
Sethi, P (2024). Kemi Badenoch’s climate scepticism: a growing problem for the Conservative Party and its voters in LSE Blogs.
Sethi, P., & Ward, B. (2024) Reform UK’s climate denial undermines democracy in LSE Blogs.
Sethi, P (2024). Why countering climate misinformation must be a priority in Global Government Forum.
Sethi, P. (2025). The myth of Meta’s free speech places democracy at risk in LSE Blogs.
Sethi, P (2025). Strategic Obstruction: How Europe’s Far-Right Parties Are Blocking Urgent Climate Action. https://hopenothate.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/state-of-hate-2025.pdf
Sethi, P (2025). Inside Trump’s campaign to censor climate science. LSE Blogs
