Resources
This hub supports sharp, engaging climate reporting. Start with our Essentials and then explore a wealth of other resources from across the internet.
CCNow Essentials
Start here to jumpstart your work on the climate beat.
Resources & Tools
Reporting guides, explainers, and more, to help journalists go deeper.
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CCNow Guides
Tips and story ideas from us
- Best Practices
13 essentials to get the climate story right
- Covering Climate Across Beats
Burning questions on popular news beats, incl. politics, business, health, and more
- Climate Justice
Cover climate change as a matter of racial, economic, and environmental justice
- Climate Solutions
Any complete telling of the climate story includes its solutions
- Extreme Weather
Extreme weather stories are climate stories, but often journalists miss the connection
- Food & Water
The climate connections to food and water will resonate with audiences everywhere
Local Guides
- Local & Regional Resources
US orgs to help you find sources and dig deeper
- Making the Climate Connection on Local TV
Script tips and examples of reporters linking climate and extreme weather
Community Guides
Tips and story ideas from our friends
- SEJ: Climate Resource Guide
From the Society for Environmental Journalists, a wide-ranging how-to
- SEJ: TipSheet
A biweekly source for story ideas, interview leads, and more
- NPR: Climate Guide
From NPR’s climate editors, a handy “cheat sheet” for journalists, shared with CCNow
- SJN: Covering Climate Equitably
From the Solutions Journalism Network, how to center justice and equity
- ‘Reporting in Indigenous Communities’
The indispensable checklist for reporting on Indigenous groups with nuance and respect
- EJN: Reporter Resources
From the Earth Journalism Network, a range of guides, toolkits, and explainers
- GIJN: Investigative Angles
From the Global Investigative Journalism Network, 10 investigative paths to follow
- ‘Trauma-informed Journalism’
From the Journalist’s Resource, a reflective guide to understanding trauma
- Climate Reporting Masterclass
Free and flexible learning, by leaders in the climate and journalism fields alike
The Science
Not just the basics
- Climate Science 101
Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe shares the basics with CCNow
- The UN IPCC
The world’s leading authority on the science of climate change, the IPCC issues can’t-miss reports that are news events in themselves
- Project Drawdown: Solutions 101
From the gold standard in climate solutions, video explainers to introduce the basics
- Project Drawdown: Solutions Library
A comprehensive review of credible ways to rein in global carbon emissions
- ‘Why 1.5 Degrees Celsius Matters’
The facts behind the world’s goal to limit global warming — and what happens if we fail
- ‘How to Make the Climate Connection’
On one handy page, tips for invoking climate change in your extreme weather coverage
- ‘It’s Scientists Who Say It’s a Climate Emergency’
The fact-based reasons world scientists and leaders say we face a ‘climate emergency’
Sources
Contact experts, activists, and more
- SciLine
Get matched with media-ready science experts, incl. for on-camera interviews
- DeSmog: Climate Scientists
Go-to climate scientists in North America, Europe, and Oceania
- CB: Global South Climate Database
From Carbon Brief, a searchable database of climate experts from across the Global South
- WMC: SheSource
From the Women’s Media Center, a database of US women experts
- Diverse Sources (BETA)
A searchable database of underrepresented science, health, and environmental experts
- SEJ: US Federal Agencies
List of climate and environment-adjacent agencies, with contacts
Public Opinion
Polls and surveys on climate change
- Yale: ‘Climate Chg. in the American Mind’
One priceless resource of many from the Yale Program on Climate Chg. Communication
- Yale: US Climate Opinion Maps
State by state, county by county, where Americans stand on climate
- Yale: ‘International Public Opinion’
With data collected from 192 countries and territories worldwide
- Climate Nexus
Ongoing, issue-based polling in the US, from Yale and George Mason universities
- Pew Research: Climate & Environment
Dependable, worldwide research on top climate, energy, and environmental questions
- UNDP: ‘Peoples’ Climate Vote’
Enormous 2021 survey from the UN Development Programme, showing 64% globally call climate change an ‘emergency’
Visuals & Data
Tools to illustrate the climate story
- Climate Central: Resources
A wealth of visuals and analysis tailor-made for news outlets
- Climate Signals
Curating climate ‘attribution science’ and real-time analysis of extreme weather events
- Climate Visuals
A treasure trove of low and no-cost climate-related photography
- Climate Watch
Open-source data and visualizations tracking global climate progress
- NASA: Climate Resources
Multimedia and graphic resources, specifically for media use
- WRI: Resource Watch (BETA)
From the World Resources Institute, robust data to visualize climate change and more
Newsletters
A sampling from our inbox
- ‘The Climate Beat’
From CCNow, weekly reporting guidance and media analysis, with top stories, career opportunities, and more
- Climate Nexus: ‘Hot News’
A daily summary of the latest climate and energy news
- ICN: ‘Today’s Climate’
From Inside Climate News, an insightful, twice-weekly column and headline round-up
- Bloomberg: ‘Green Daily’
A daily digest of climate news and insights, including the latest in green tech and finance
- NY Times: ‘Climate Forward’
The New York Times’s twice-weekly ‘guide to the climate crisis’
- WaPo: ‘The Climate 202’
The Washington Post’s daily look at climate news and policy
- LA Times: ‘Boiling Point’
From the Los Angeles Times, weekly climate news from the American West
- Atmos: ‘The Frontline’
Weekly stories and commentary, with an emphasis on climate justice
Podcasts
A sampling from our earbuds
- Climate One
Standard-bearing weekly podcast, with a global lens and big-name guests
- Climate Now
Sharp weekly interviews with scientists and experts from a range of disciplines
- Drilled
Award-winning narrative journalism taking a true-crime approach to the climate story
- Canary Media: ‘The Carbon Copy’
Weekly narrative news about 'the business and tech trends shaping decarbonization'
- MPR: ‘Climate Cast’
Every week, Minnesota Public Radio unpacks the latest climate change
- America Adapts
Semi-regular conversations on choices the US will face and the people making them
Networking
Collaboration makes us stronger
- CCNow’s Slack Workspace
A gathering point for journalists to share story ideas, resources, and opportunities
- Society of Environmental Journalists
Mainstay membership association in North America supporting excellent journalism on environmental issues
- The Oxford Climate Journalism Network
Part of the Reuters Institute, OCJN fosters a global climate journalism exchange
- Earth Journalism Network
EJN supports environmental journalism especially from developing countries
- The Uproot Project
A network for journalists of color who cover climate and the environment
- CLEW Journalism Network
From Clean Energy Wire, a global network of journalists covering the energy transition
Did we miss something? These resources are here to give journalists a boost, but they’re not comprehensive. The climate journalism space is changing fast, and every day there are more tools out there to support our work. But if something simply must be included, send an email to editors@coveringclimatenow.org with “Resource Hub” in the subject.