Google, YouTube won't allow ads or monetization of content denying climate change
ABC News
The UN has said the climate change crisis is a "code red" for humanity.
Google is cracking down on ads that deny climate change science after advertisers and digital creators complained about them running alongside their own content.
The company also said it's no longer going to allow content with false claims about climate change to be monetized, and that the new policy also applies to YouTube, likely part of a larger effort to curb the spread of misinformation.
The move, announced in a company blogpost late Thursday, comes amid mounting public pressure on the private sector to take action on climate change.
It also comes in the wake of a recent report from a United Nations panel -- U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called it a "code red for humanity" -- that warned of dire consequences should immediate action not be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
