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Training

​​Strategic Climate Change Communication Certificate Program

"Strategic Climate Change Communication is a 14-week online certificate program offered by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC). Designed for working professionals, including advocates and educators, this course empowers participants to turn science into stories, translate values into vision, and design communication strategies that inspire real-world climate action. No prior background in communication or environmental science is required."
  • Dates: May 25 - August 28, 2026
  • Cost: $3,000 in advance, or two installments of $1,500 each. Limited discounts may be available.
  • Deadline to apply: March 9. Space is limited.
  • Register for a Feb. 25 info session, 4-5 p.m. ET
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​​Strategic Climate Change Communication Certificate Program

Summary:
"Strategic Climate Change Communication is a 14-week online certificate program offered by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC). Designed for working professionals, including advocates and educators, this course empowers participants to turn science into stories, translate values into vision, and design communication strategies that inspire real-world climate action. No prior background in communication or environmental science is required."
  • Dates: May 25 - August 28, 2026
  • Cost: $3,000 in advance, or two installments of $1,500 each. Limited discounts may be available.
  • Deadline to apply: March 9. Space is limited.
  • Register for a Feb. 25 info session, 4-5 p.m. ET
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Falling Walls Engage

"Falling Walls Engage is the global platform for Science Engagement hosted by the Falling Walls Foundation and supported by the Hannover Re Foundation. We showcase successful Science Engagement projects and inspire knowledge transfer within a global, inclusive, and supportive community. We create unique opportunities for exchange, collaboration, and capacity building for current and future practitioners, as well as institutions and the public. We strive to embed Science Engagement at an institutional level and establish it as an asset to any scientific career. The Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in the category Science Engagement is an exemplary, inspiring and impactful initiative that:
  • Breaks down walls between science and society with its individual approach on climate action;
  • Engages with those working in science and promotes opportunities for co-learning, co-leadership and co-creation while generating excitement for and trust in science;
  • Shows a project that is innovative, forward-thinking and entrepreneurial.
" Fifteen selected Engage Finalists will be invited to present their work at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin (6–9 November 2026)." Deadline: April 15.
Awards

Falling Walls Engage

Summary:
"Falling Walls Engage is the global platform for Science Engagement hosted by the Falling Walls Foundation and supported by the Hannover Re Foundation. We showcase successful Science Engagement projects and inspire knowledge transfer within a global, inclusive, and supportive community. We create unique opportunities for exchange, collaboration, and capacity building for current and future practitioners, as well as institutions and the public. We strive to embed Science Engagement at an institutional level and establish it as an asset to any scientific career. The Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year in the category Science Engagement is an exemplary, inspiring and impactful initiative that:
  • Breaks down walls between science and society with its individual approach on climate action;
  • Engages with those working in science and promotes opportunities for co-learning, co-leadership and co-creation while generating excitement for and trust in science;
  • Shows a project that is innovative, forward-thinking and entrepreneurial.
" Fifteen selected Engage Finalists will be invited to present their work at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin (6–9 November 2026)." Deadline: April 15.
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How To Pitch Type Investigations

"Type Investigations is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to transforming the field of independent investigative journalism. We produce high-impact reporting in partnership with print, broadcast, and digital media outlets — allowing us to bring our work to a wide range of audiences. We are particularly interested in pitches on the following topics: erosion of rights, political influence and corporate malfeasance, and climate change and environmental justice. Written features generally run between 3,000 and 5,000 words — though we do publish articles that are shorter and longer. Typical budgets range from $3,000 to $6,000."
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How To Pitch Type Investigations

Summary:
"Type Investigations is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to transforming the field of independent investigative journalism. We produce high-impact reporting in partnership with print, broadcast, and digital media outlets — allowing us to bring our work to a wide range of audiences. We are particularly interested in pitches on the following topics: erosion of rights, political influence and corporate malfeasance, and climate change and environmental justice. Written features generally run between 3,000 and 5,000 words — though we do publish articles that are shorter and longer. Typical budgets range from $3,000 to $6,000."
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Resource Database / Guide

Climate Solutions Reporting Guide

Covering Climate Now and Solutions Journalism Network

"The climate emergency is a huge, multi-faceted story for every beat in the newsroom. So far, most climate coverage has focused on the problem itself, which makes sense; scientists call it an emergency for a reason. This reporting has helped audiences better understand that climate change is already happening; that it’s caused largely by burning oil, gas, and coal; and that the resulting heatwaves, droughts, and floods are hurting people, right now. That’s the bad news, but it’s only part of the story. The good news is that climate change is solvable. And newsrooms are starting to broaden their reporting to make solutions a bigger part of the coverage." Includes many examples of solutions stories.
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Climate Solutions Reporting Guide

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"The climate emergency is a huge, multi-faceted story for every beat in the newsroom. So far, most climate coverage has focused on the problem itself, which makes sense; scientists call it an emergency for a reason. This reporting has helped audiences better understand that climate change is already happening; that it’s caused largely by burning oil, gas, and coal; and that the resulting heatwaves, droughts, and floods are hurting people, right now. That’s the bad news, but it’s only part of the story. The good news is that climate change is solvable. And newsrooms are starting to broaden their reporting to make solutions a bigger part of the coverage." Includes many examples of solutions stories.
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Covering Climate Now and Solutions Journalism Network

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Building Audience With Local Climate-Health Stories

"Climate change is often covered as a vast, global crisis, defined by melting ice sheets, stalled international agreements and the persistent grip of fossil fuels. What gets far less attention are the local stories unfolding across the country: clinics adapting to wildfire, counties redesigning emergency response plans for extreme heat, public health responses to vector-borne diseases and more. These stories reveal what’s working, who’s innovating and where communities are making progress in protecting public health. For health journalists, this gap is an opportunity — you just need to know where to look. In this webinar, we’ll explore strategies, tools and reporting pathways that can help you find compelling, community-driven stories at the intersection of climate change and public health."
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Building Audience With Local Climate-Health Stories

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"Climate change is often covered as a vast, global crisis, defined by melting ice sheets, stalled international agreements and the persistent grip of fossil fuels. What gets far less attention are the local stories unfolding across the country: clinics adapting to wildfire, counties redesigning emergency response plans for extreme heat, public health responses to vector-borne diseases and more. These stories reveal what’s working, who’s innovating and where communities are making progress in protecting public health. For health journalists, this gap is an opportunity — you just need to know where to look. In this webinar, we’ll explore strategies, tools and reporting pathways that can help you find compelling, community-driven stories at the intersection of climate change and public health."
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Association of Health Care Journalists

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January 21, 2026

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The Covering Climate Now Academy

"Climate change is the defining story of our time, and journalists everywhere need the tools to cover with depth, accuracy, and impact. That’s why Covering Climate Now offers journalists worldwide a free, live, online training program designed to help them tell stronger climate stories across beats and borders."
  • The next program takes place March 4 to June 17, 2026, comprising 12 weekly training sessions and three community activities. The sessions are on Wednesdays, 14:00 UTC, via Zoom. Deadline: Feb. 16.
Training program

The Covering Climate Now Academy

Summary:
"Climate change is the defining story of our time, and journalists everywhere need the tools to cover with depth, accuracy, and impact. That’s why Covering Climate Now offers journalists worldwide a free, live, online training program designed to help them tell stronger climate stories across beats and borders."
  • The next program takes place March 4 to June 17, 2026, comprising 12 weekly training sessions and three community activities. The sessions are on Wednesdays, 14:00 UTC, via Zoom. Deadline: Feb. 16.
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Trump’s Climate and Clean Energy Rollback Tracker

Climate Action Campaign tracks cuts to extreme weather preparedness, frozen investments, blocked pollution protections and more by the Trump 2.0 administration since December 2024.
Resource Database / Guide

Trump’s Climate and Clean Energy Rollback Tracker

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Climate Action Campaign tracks cuts to extreme weather preparedness, frozen investments, blocked pollution protections and more by the Trump 2.0 administration since December 2024.
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CCNow Press Briefing: Climate Story in 2026

"Venezuela’s oil future. Worsening climate impacts, despite soaring clean energy. Elections in the US, Brazil, and Bangladesh. A potential post-COP30 surprise. The 89% Project’s next phase, and much more. How do we as journalists cover the big climate stories in 2026? And how do we get industry colleagues, in our own newsrooms and beyond, to join us?"
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CCNow Press Briefing: Climate Story in 2026

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"Venezuela’s oil future. Worsening climate impacts, despite soaring clean energy. Elections in the US, Brazil, and Bangladesh. A potential post-COP30 surprise. The 89% Project’s next phase, and much more. How do we as journalists cover the big climate stories in 2026? And how do we get industry colleagues, in our own newsrooms and beyond, to join us?"
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Covering Climate Now

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January 14, 2026

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Earth Journalism Network

"Created in 2004, EJN is now a truly global network of reporters and media outlets in virtually every region of the world. Environmental and climate change reporting is now more urgent than ever, but journalists face myriad and mounting challenges in covering these topics. The media industry is in crisis, and misinformation is on the rise. Reporters working for cash-strapped news agencies often don't have the resources to research a story properly; freelancers, even less so. That’s where EJN comes in. Through training workshops, webinars, fellowships and grants for journalists and media-related organizations, we help reporters cover the world’s most pressing environmental challenges and explore solutions to address them more effectively."
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Earth Journalism Network

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"Created in 2004, EJN is now a truly global network of reporters and media outlets in virtually every region of the world. Environmental and climate change reporting is now more urgent than ever, but journalists face myriad and mounting challenges in covering these topics. The media industry is in crisis, and misinformation is on the rise. Reporters working for cash-strapped news agencies often don't have the resources to research a story properly; freelancers, even less so. That’s where EJN comes in. Through training workshops, webinars, fellowships and grants for journalists and media-related organizations, we help reporters cover the world’s most pressing environmental challenges and explore solutions to address them more effectively."
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How To Write (Persuasively) About the Climate Crisis

"In a course on science writing, environmental journalist Bill McKibben suggested that people are more open to hearing about clean energy than they are about climate." From an interview by science journalist Claudia Dreifus, who teaches a course at Columbia University, "Writing About Global Science for the International Media." This article was published in the Winter 2025-26 edition of Columbia University's Columbia Magazine.
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How To Write (Persuasively) About the Climate Crisis

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"In a course on science writing, environmental journalist Bill McKibben suggested that people are more open to hearing about clean energy than they are about climate." From an interview by science journalist Claudia Dreifus, who teaches a course at Columbia University, "Writing About Global Science for the International Media." This article was published in the Winter 2025-26 edition of Columbia University's Columbia Magazine.
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Paul Hond

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Columbia Magazine

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Workshop

Follow the Carbon, the Money and the Data

The Climate Journalism Network Austria is organizing this investigative workshop in Vienna, for journalists based in Europe. In a two-day workshop on April 24 and 25, 2026, participants will learn how to trace emissions, examine lobbying at the EU level, and follow financial flows. Includes travel and lodging. Apply by January 31.
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Follow the Carbon, the Money and the Data

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The Climate Journalism Network Austria is organizing this investigative workshop in Vienna, for journalists based in Europe. In a two-day workshop on April 24 and 25, 2026, participants will learn how to trace emissions, examine lobbying at the EU level, and follow financial flows. Includes travel and lodging. Apply by January 31.
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The Impact of Public Health Messages on Audience Engagement and Collective Climate Action

"Motivating people to take collective climate action is an ongoing challenge. Recent research suggests that focusing on climate change as a human health issue is an encouraging approach. Here, we review the persuasive potential of health-framed climate messages and the importance of health professionals as trusted messengers in engaging audiences and increasing support for collective action, especially among people with lower levels of climate concern. We also examine the current state of the climate–health information environment."
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The Impact of Public Health Messages on Audience Engagement and Collective Climate Action

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"Motivating people to take collective climate action is an ongoing challenge. Recent research suggests that focusing on climate change as a human health issue is an encouraging approach. Here, we review the persuasive potential of health-framed climate messages and the importance of health professionals as trusted messengers in engaging audiences and increasing support for collective action, especially among people with lower levels of climate concern. We also examine the current state of the climate–health information environment."
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ScienceDirect

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August 1, 2025

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Organization

Climate Journalism Network Austria / Netzwerk Klima Journalismus

"The Climate Journalism Network Austria is a cross-media initiative that counts more than 70 members and is run by a core team of twelve people. Its aim is to connect journalists interested in climate reporting and to inform about current developments in the industry as well as in climate news. This happens through a monthly newsletter, press briefings, as well as informal meetups and a summer school. The network was founded in October 2020."
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Climate Journalism Network Austria / Netzwerk Klima Journalismus

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"The Climate Journalism Network Austria is a cross-media initiative that counts more than 70 members and is run by a core team of twelve people. Its aim is to connect journalists interested in climate reporting and to inform about current developments in the industry as well as in climate news. This happens through a monthly newsletter, press briefings, as well as informal meetups and a summer school. The network was founded in October 2020."
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‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Calls for Urgency in Climate Change Coverage

"In Don’t Look Up, the 2021 satirical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, a huge asteroid barrelling towards Earth while most people ignore its impending destruction is a thinly disguised metaphor for climate change. In a recent conversation with Greg Cochrane and the members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, Adam McKay, the American filmmaker behind the movie, issued an even starker warning for the news media." Read five takeaways from the conversation and/or watch the recording.
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‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Calls for Urgency in Climate Change Coverage

Summary:
"In Don’t Look Up, the 2021 satirical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, a huge asteroid barrelling towards Earth while most people ignore its impending destruction is a thinly disguised metaphor for climate change. In a recent conversation with Greg Cochrane and the members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, Adam McKay, the American filmmaker behind the movie, issued an even starker warning for the news media." Read five takeaways from the conversation and/or watch the recording.
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Marina Adami

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Reuters Institute

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December 12, 2025

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Creators and Climate Campaigns: How To Partner With Trusted Messengers To Build Effective Climate Communication Strategies

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

"On December 10, 2025, YPCCC Deputy Digital Director, Cynthia Norrie, moderated a conversation with Shannon Cooke Vigliano, Senior Director of Campaigns at Vocal Media and Cynthia Soneghet, Influencer Program Lead at the Global Strategic Communications Council and Director of TILT – The Influencer Lab for Tomorrow. The speakers discussed how to drive success in today’s creator-led social media landscape. Today, climate communicators can no longer rely only on earned media to reach people. Meanwhile, Americans and people around the world increasingly say that social media is their most important source of information. Collaborating with content creators or influencers can expand and effectively engage your audience in new and exciting ways, but it is also possible to only preach to the choir or even create backlash amongst your intended audience. In this webinar, our invited experts shared insights on how to design creator campaigns to boost support for climate action and measure the ROI of this vital communications pillar."
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Creators and Climate Campaigns: How To Partner With Trusted Messengers To Build Effective Climate Communication Strategies

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"On December 10, 2025, YPCCC Deputy Digital Director, Cynthia Norrie, moderated a conversation with Shannon Cooke Vigliano, Senior Director of Campaigns at Vocal Media and Cynthia Soneghet, Influencer Program Lead at the Global Strategic Communications Council and Director of TILT – The Influencer Lab for Tomorrow. The speakers discussed how to drive success in today’s creator-led social media landscape. Today, climate communicators can no longer rely only on earned media to reach people. Meanwhile, Americans and people around the world increasingly say that social media is their most important source of information. Collaborating with content creators or influencers can expand and effectively engage your audience in new and exciting ways, but it is also possible to only preach to the choir or even create backlash amongst your intended audience. In this webinar, our invited experts shared insights on how to design creator campaigns to boost support for climate action and measure the ROI of this vital communications pillar."
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

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December 10, 2025

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Prep Your Climate Coverage: Winter Warming and Why it Matters

Covering Climate Now and Climate Central

"Forget summer heat — winter is warming faster than any other season across most of the US with climate change making cold snaps less frequent and less frigid. As winter approaches, Covering Climate Now and Climate Central partnered for a special webinar explaining the science behind this season’s warming and snowfall trends. This Prep Your Climate Coverage session also explored the vast financial impacts that come from this warming, provided story ideas, highlighted why meteorologists still expect extreme cold as our climate changes, and offered vetted language to make the climate connection in your own reporting this winter."
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Prep Your Climate Coverage: Winter Warming and Why it Matters

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"Forget summer heat — winter is warming faster than any other season across most of the US with climate change making cold snaps less frequent and less frigid. As winter approaches, Covering Climate Now and Climate Central partnered for a special webinar explaining the science behind this season’s warming and snowfall trends. This Prep Your Climate Coverage session also explored the vast financial impacts that come from this warming, provided story ideas, highlighted why meteorologists still expect extreme cold as our climate changes, and offered vetted language to make the climate connection in your own reporting this winter."
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Covering Climate Now and Climate Central

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December 9, 2025

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Satellite Data for Journalists: Turning Earth Images Into Stories

Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) and the European Journalism Centre (EJC)

"The session explains how satellite imagery can be processed into maps and measurements that show how land is used and how it evolves over time. It presents the core principles behind satellite-based land monitoring, including the use of high-resolution imagery, automated analysis tools, and online platforms that make Earth observation data accessible to non-specialists. Through concrete examples, the webinar shows how climate journalists can use this data to support investigations, strengthen evidence, and visualise environmental change. Topics include long-term trends affecting forests, cities, agricultural land, and natural areas, with links to climate change, deforestation, urbanisation, and land degradation."
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Satellite Data for Journalists: Turning Earth Images Into Stories

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"The session explains how satellite imagery can be processed into maps and measurements that show how land is used and how it evolves over time. It presents the core principles behind satellite-based land monitoring, including the use of high-resolution imagery, automated analysis tools, and online platforms that make Earth observation data accessible to non-specialists. Through concrete examples, the webinar shows how climate journalists can use this data to support investigations, strengthen evidence, and visualise environmental change. Topics include long-term trends affecting forests, cities, agricultural land, and natural areas, with links to climate change, deforestation, urbanisation, and land degradation."
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Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) and the European Journalism Centre (EJC)

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December 3, 2025

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How To Cover Climate Change in South Asia

"What are the impacts of climate change on the South Asian region and how can reporters better cover the nuances of human rights, ecological and economic impacts? What gaps in coverage remain and what are the biggest stories on which to report? Join this special webinar hosted by Mongabay’s Global bureau, in collaboration with Mongabay India, to learn more about reporting on climate change in South Asia straight from the experts that cover Sri Lanka, Nepal and India." More about the event.
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How To Cover Climate Change in South Asia

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"What are the impacts of climate change on the South Asian region and how can reporters better cover the nuances of human rights, ecological and economic impacts? What gaps in coverage remain and what are the biggest stories on which to report? Join this special webinar hosted by Mongabay’s Global bureau, in collaboration with Mongabay India, to learn more about reporting on climate change in South Asia straight from the experts that cover Sri Lanka, Nepal and India." More about the event.
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Mongabay

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November 26, 2025

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Responsible Reporting on Climate Repair

"On Monday, November 17, 2025, the EFSJ [European Federation for Science Journalism] hosted the first event in its new series of online webinars and discussions exploring responsible science journalism on proposed technological solutions for the climate crisis, curated by Olga Dobrovidova, the former vice-president of EFSJ. Rebekah White, science journalist, former managing editor of New Zealand Geographic and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 2024 fellow, presented insights from her RISJ paper on covering 'climate repair' – technologies and projects intended to halt or reverse global warming by removing carbon from the atmosphere or by intentionally modifying other parts of the climate system (for example, to reflect more sunlight back into space)."
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Responsible Reporting on Climate Repair

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"On Monday, November 17, 2025, the EFSJ [European Federation for Science Journalism] hosted the first event in its new series of online webinars and discussions exploring responsible science journalism on proposed technological solutions for the climate crisis, curated by Olga Dobrovidova, the former vice-president of EFSJ. Rebekah White, science journalist, former managing editor of New Zealand Geographic and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 2024 fellow, presented insights from her RISJ paper on covering 'climate repair' – technologies and projects intended to halt or reverse global warming by removing carbon from the atmosphere or by intentionally modifying other parts of the climate system (for example, to reflect more sunlight back into space)."
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November 17, 2025

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Organization

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

"We conduct communication research, using surveys, experiments, qualitative methods, statistical models, maps and participatory GIS, among other methods. We also conduct studies at the global, national, and local scales. Major projects include Climate Change in the American Mind, The Yale Climate Opinion Maps, and International Attitudes & Behavior. We also publish Climate Connections - an online climate news service and national radio broadcast. Finally, we help governments, media, companies, and NGOs communicate more effectively."
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

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"We conduct communication research, using surveys, experiments, qualitative methods, statistical models, maps and participatory GIS, among other methods. We also conduct studies at the global, national, and local scales. Major projects include Climate Change in the American Mind, The Yale Climate Opinion Maps, and International Attitudes & Behavior. We also publish Climate Connections - an online climate news service and national radio broadcast. Finally, we help governments, media, companies, and NGOs communicate more effectively."
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Urgency, Uncertainty and Alarmism: Ethical Climate Coverage

NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

"Covering climate, from fires in Maui and Los Angeles to Texas floods to extreme heat across the country, is a diverse, sprawling, and ethically challenging beat. It often requires a full newsroom effort, pulling in reporters to address disasters and policy in a range of ways: tracking fast-moving developments in real-time, communicating scale and impact, and offering the documentation and resources that might aid communities in preparing for future destruction. "The Ethics and Journalism Initiative, in partnership with NYU’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program, is hosting a panel to explore the most urgent ethical questions in climate reporting today."
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Urgency, Uncertainty and Alarmism: Ethical Climate Coverage

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"Covering climate, from fires in Maui and Los Angeles to Texas floods to extreme heat across the country, is a diverse, sprawling, and ethically challenging beat. It often requires a full newsroom effort, pulling in reporters to address disasters and policy in a range of ways: tracking fast-moving developments in real-time, communicating scale and impact, and offering the documentation and resources that might aid communities in preparing for future destruction. "The Ethics and Journalism Initiative, in partnership with NYU’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program, is hosting a panel to explore the most urgent ethical questions in climate reporting today."
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NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

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October 23, 2025

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Article

11 Local Story Ideas From the 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

"The report monitors 57 metrics, including heat-related deaths, bank lending, fossil fuels and media engagement. Of the 20 metrics that assess climate change and health actions, 12 moved in the wrong direction in the past year and six showed a reversal of previous progress. It’s important for journalists to pay attention to the report because it connects global warming to concrete, measurable harms already unfolding in communities across the world and the U.S."
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11 Local Story Ideas From the 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

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"The report monitors 57 metrics, including heat-related deaths, bank lending, fossil fuels and media engagement. Of the 20 metrics that assess climate change and health actions, 12 moved in the wrong direction in the past year and six showed a reversal of previous progress. It’s important for journalists to pay attention to the report because it connects global warming to concrete, measurable harms already unfolding in communities across the world and the U.S."
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Naseem S. Miller

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The Journalist’s Resource

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November 18, 2025

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How To Talk About Climate and Clean Energy Now

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

"From the government shutdown to tariffs, immigration, AI, the cost of living, and a host of other pressing issues, how are Americans thinking about climate change and clean energy and how do we talk about them in today’s environment? On November 6, 2025, Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, and Will Howard, Head of Insights and Advisory Services for the Potential Energy Coalition shared key findings from their research, including both audience insights and effective messaging recommendations. They helped us understand whether people view climate action and the cost of living as competing goals – and what that means for communicators now."
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How To Talk About Climate and Clean Energy Now

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"From the government shutdown to tariffs, immigration, AI, the cost of living, and a host of other pressing issues, how are Americans thinking about climate change and clean energy and how do we talk about them in today’s environment? On November 6, 2025, Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, and Will Howard, Head of Insights and Advisory Services for the Potential Energy Coalition shared key findings from their research, including both audience insights and effective messaging recommendations. They helped us understand whether people view climate action and the cost of living as competing goals – and what that means for communicators now."
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

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November 6, 2025

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The Role of Emotion in Climate Change Communication

"To understand the role of emotion in climate change communication, researchers often study the effects of messages that attempt to evoke different emotional responses — for example, comparing the message effects of a humorous vs. a fearful or hopeful message. These types of studies, however, do not isolate emotional content from emotional delivery. For example, if we test different videos explaining the effects of climate change on extreme weather and one is humorous and one is fearful, the messages will differ in content (i.e., the words and information included) and delivery (i.e., how the message is communicated), so it is often unclear which factors make the message emotionally compelling. To investigate this, we [YPCCC] designed a study (N = 3,463) where we independently varied emotional content and emotional delivery." The study was published Oct. 7, 2025 in the journal Environmental Communication.
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The Role of Emotion in Climate Change Communication

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"To understand the role of emotion in climate change communication, researchers often study the effects of messages that attempt to evoke different emotional responses — for example, comparing the message effects of a humorous vs. a fearful or hopeful message. These types of studies, however, do not isolate emotional content from emotional delivery. For example, if we test different videos explaining the effects of climate change on extreme weather and one is humorous and one is fearful, the messages will differ in content (i.e., the words and information included) and delivery (i.e., how the message is communicated), so it is often unclear which factors make the message emotionally compelling. To investigate this, we [YPCCC] designed a study (N = 3,463) where we independently varied emotional content and emotional delivery." The study was published Oct. 7, 2025 in the journal Environmental Communication.
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Laura Thomas-Walters, Matthew Goldberg, Elisa Tedaldi, Kei Kohmoto, Seth Rosenthal and Anthony Leiserowitz

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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

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November 6, 2025

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Fellowships & Grants

Grist’s Climate Rural Reporting Grant

"Thanks to a generous donor, Grist will once again offer grants to newsrooms to report stories on rural America. This time, stories must focus on climate or environmental justice. For this new round of funding, applicants can request up to $5,000 per project." Newsrooms and freelancers can apply by December 3, 2025 at 6pm ET.
Fellowships & Grants

Grist’s Climate Rural Reporting Grant

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"Thanks to a generous donor, Grist will once again offer grants to newsrooms to report stories on rural America. This time, stories must focus on climate or environmental justice. For this new round of funding, applicants can request up to $5,000 per project." Newsrooms and freelancers can apply by December 3, 2025 at 6pm ET.
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