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How To Crack Climate Misinformation

May 25, 2023

A new tool from global news agency AFP helps journalists recognize and report on false or misleading claims.

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May 25, 2023

How To Crack Climate Misinformation

A new tool from global news agency AFP helps journalists recognize and report on false or misleading claims.

May 18, 2023

G7 Prepares to Meet as Climate Change Drives Heat Records

This weekend's summit in Japan comes on the heels of a new report that finds rich countries owe developing nations $1.3 trillion in unpaid climate funding.

May 11, 2023

The US EPA’s Carbon Capture Gambit

Landmark limits on power plant pollution may call the industry’s bluff

May 4, 2023

Reporting on Climate Injustice in the Horn of Africa

More than 20 million people face starvation because of a five-season-long drought that “would not have happened” without climate change.

April 27, 2023

Q&A: BBC’s Climate Lead, Justin Rowlatt, Finds More Room for Hope in Climate Storytelling

We spoke with Justin Rowlatt, climate editor for the BBC, about his role at the BBC, the need for more optimism in climate storytelling, and the solutions stories that he’s found resonate most.

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April 27, 2023

Climate Activists to Disrupt White House Correspondents’ Dinner

How will newsrooms cover the activists accusing them of complacency about the climate emergency?

April 20, 2023

A “Map of Climate Optimism” for Earth Week

Giving up on the 1.5 C target is a political choice, not dictated by science

April 13, 2023

Climate Math for Dummies

Avoiding climate breakdown means leaving $100 trillion of fossil fuel unburned. Some powerful interests don’t like that.

April 6, 2023

Gearing Up for Earth Day? Cover the “Super Solutions” That Are Ready to Go Now

Let’s help inform the public about the solutions that deliver the biggest bang for the buck.

April 6, 2023

Q&A: Floodlight’s Amal Ahmed covers Texas communities on the climate story’s front lines

We spoke with Amal Ahmed of Floodlight News about covering climate in Texas, energy, and environmental justice.

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March 30, 2023

Q&A: Heatmap Founder Wants to Do for Climate What Wired Did for Tech

Nico Lauricella, founder and editor-in-chief of the new climate journalism site Heatmap News, talks about his vision for the outlet.

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March 30, 2023

“No Greater Feminist Cause Today”

Climate change makes gender-based injustices even worse.

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