Entry submissions are open NOW for the 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards.
This is the sixth year for our annual awards program, and every year we’re amazed by the quality and variety of work entrants send our way. Last year, we received more than 1,200 entries from journalists in dozens of countries. Winners came from outlets big and small, and together, their work has represented the leading edge of climate reporting.
Work published or broadcast anytime in 2025 is eligible. There is no fee to enter. Entries will be accepted through Tuesday, March 31, at 11:59pm US Eastern Time. (That’s 03:59h UTC, on April 1.)
Entry submissions will cover 14 subject based categories. This helps elevate work on specific and important aspects of the climate story — for example, solutions, justice, and health. We plan to honor multiple winners in each category, reflecting a range of styles, story lengths, outlet sizes, and geographic regions, to showcase the many ways journalists across the world explored similar subjects.
In addition to the subject-based categories, we’ll honor work in a “Large projects & collaborations” category; our “Emerging Journalists of the Year” category will recognize early-career journalists whose work shows exceptional promise; and our “Journalists of the Year” category will award three journalists who demonstrate exemplary commitment to the climate story and whose work has had a transformative impact on our profession.
Like every year, a diverse jury of distinguished journalists — from around the world and representing a variety of outlets and experiences, including many prior CCNow Journalism Award recipients — will select the winning work. We plan to announce winners in the fall.
Please help us spread the word, by sharing this opportunity with your newsrooms and professional networks. Again, the deadline is Tuesday, March 31 — enter your work today!
Look back at past years’ winners:
- The 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards
- The 2024 CCNow Journalism Awards
- The 2023 CCNow Journalism Awards (and finalists)
- The 2022 CCNow Journalism Awards (and finalists)
- The 2021 CCNow Journalism Awards (and finalists)
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