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Covering Climate Justice and Survival on the Road to COP26

June 17, 2021

Developing countries must quit fossil fuels rapidly, which will be “impossible" without financial help from developed countries.

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June 17, 2021

Covering Climate Justice and Survival on the Road to COP26

Developing countries must quit fossil fuels rapidly, which will be “impossible" without financial help from developed countries.

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June 11, 2021

Climate Justice, for the First Time Ever, Is on the G7 Agenda

If rich countries want a livable planet for themselves, they'll have to pay what they promised. This weekend’s summit will show whether they will.

June 10, 2021

G7: Pressure on Rich Countries to Meet Climate Funding Promises

A key focus at the G7 summit will be rich countries failure to meet their financial obligations to poor countries under the Paris Agreement.

Climate Beat Newsletter

June 10, 2021

Watch Now: G7 Summit, Rich Countries and Their Climate Promises

The Group of 7 nations begins its annual summit on Friday, and climate justice is explicitly on the agenda. This is unprecedented, and though other top-line issues will be discussed during, the climate emergency must be central to journalists’ coverage.

Events

June 3, 2021

Making Sure Your Newsroom Is on the Right Side of Climate History

When a society is under attack, it’s journalism’s duty to sound the alarm. Read about this and other stories in this week's newsletter.

Climate Beat Newsletter

June 3, 2021

Call It What It Is: A Climate Emergency

Why are media outlets still not treating climate change as the catastrophic threat it truly is?

Media Analysis

May 27, 2021

Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate News

Dutch court ruling and two shareholder revolts bring new hope against climate emergency.

Climate Beat Newsletter

May 25, 2021

Watch Now: Using Solutions Journalism to Report on Climate

In partnership with Solutions Journalism Network, our latest webinar explores why and how journalists should focus on solutions when covering the climate crisis.

Talking Shop

May 20, 2021

Solutions journalism is what audiences want—and what the planet needs

Journalists should be telling the whole story—not just what the problems are, but also how those problems might be fixed.

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May 13, 2021

Covering climate change? Then let’s learn how to talk about it

You can’t solve a problem you don’t understand, and unfortunately, especially in the United States, many people still do not understand the climate emergency.

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May 6, 2021

Will Corporations Walk The Walk?

The climate crisis this proxy season, new journalism awards, job opportunities and the week's climate news.

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April 29, 2021

New Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards To Honor Exemplary Journalism

CCNow and Columbia Journalism Review are recognizing exemplary journalism about the defining story of our time, with an award celebration to be hosted this September by NBC News’ Al Roker and Savannah Sellers.

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