Covering Climate Now

Covering Climate Now is a worldwide journalism initiative dedicated to enhancing the coverage of one of the most critical issues of our time: climate change. Established in April 2019 by the Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation, along with support from The Guardian, CCNow is designed by journalists for journalists. With over 400 partner news organizations reaching nearly 2 billion people, our collaborative efforts are helping to strengthen climate reporting across the media landscape. CCNow collaborates closely with newsrooms by sharing high-quality content, offering story ideas and background information, boosting the visibility of our partners' coverage, hosting climate journalism conferences, and distributing a weekly newsletter that showcases effective reporting practices.

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Exploring Faith-Based Community Climate Action — Covering Climate Now

1 month ago | coveringclimatenow.org | Anna Hiatt

Pope Francis may have been a climate trailblazer, earning himself the moniker the “climate pope,” but he’s far from alone: Leaders across many faiths joined him in advocating for urgent action on climate.
Dengue, Dust, and Dispair: The Hidden Toll on Health

2 months ago | coveringclimatenow.org | Sophia Abene

Hola, welcome to Climate at the Border! We’re here to help you cover the most pressing climate issues in the region. In each edition, we’ll bring you what you need to know to get started and make recommendations for localizing, humanizing, and reporting solutions on the topic. Inscribirse para recibir El Clima en la Frontera en español. What You Need to KnowGlobally: Climate change is driving a surge in climate-sensitive diseases and overwhelming health systems that are already stretched thin.
Covering Resilient Agriculture

Mar 18, 2025 | coveringclimatenow.org | Lisa Elaine Held

Welcome to Locally Sourced, a biweekly Covering Climate Now newsletter for journalists working to localize the climate story. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story.
A Media Miss on LA’s Mega-Fires

Jan 16, 2025 | coveringclimatenow.org | Lois Parshley

“The Los Angeles fires represent a seminal moment for the climate crisis – and for journalism.” So write Covering Climate Now co-founders Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope in a column published this morning in the Guardian and The Nation (and available for all CCNow partners to republish).
Covering Heat Pumps

Jan 6, 2025 | coveringclimatenow.org | Marco Oved

Welcome to Locally Sourced, a biweekly Covering Climate Now newsletter for journalists working to localize the climate story. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story. Vea la versión en español de “Fuentes locales.”Story Spark: Heat PumpsHeat pumps are having a moment — and for good reason.
Cubrir las bombas de calor

Jan 6, 2025 | coveringclimatenow.org | Marco Oved

Bienvenido/a a Fuentes Locales, un boletín quincenal de Covering Climate Now dirigido a periodistas que cubren la crisis climática a nivel local. Comparte este boletín con colegas y estudiantes de periodismo interesados en hacer historias locales sobre la crisis climática para sus comunidades. Read Locally Sourced in English. Una idea para tus historias: Bombas de calorLas bombas de calor están de moda -y por una buena razón-.
Covering Drought

Nov 19, 2024 | coveringclimatenow.org | Benjamin Cook

Welcome to Locally Sourced, a biweekly Covering Climate Now newsletter for journalists working to localize the climate story. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story. Vea la versión en español de “Fuentes locales.”Story Spark: DroughtFollowing unseasonable warmth and a nearly rain-free October for many areas, 83% of the US is now facing “flash droughts,” which are anticipated to become more frequent as our atmosphere warms.
The Violence of Climate Change

Oct 17, 2024 | coveringclimatenow.org | Nemonte Nenquimo |Mitch Anderson |Abrams Press

Climate change often manifests as violence, and violence often amplifies climate change. Recent weeks have illustrated both sides of this grim coin. Amped by super-hot sea water, Hurricanes Helene and Milton inflicted death and destruction across the southeastern US. On the other side of the world, the massive amounts of oil burned by tanks, planes, and other equipment in wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, and central Africa released yet more heat-trapping pollution.
Press Briefing: How Positive Tipping Points Change the Climate Story — Covering Climate Now

Sep 17, 2024 | coveringclimatenow.org | Anna Hiatt

When we talk about climate change, we often talk about negative tipping points — irreversible devastation that can set off or accelerate the destruction of ecological systems. But there’s another side of the story: positive tipping points. In this one-hour Covering Climate Now press briefing, experts will explain a new report, being released Monday, September 23, that digs into positive tipping points that, if followed, could fight climate devastation. RSVP here.
Lessons From Superstorms Past

Sep 5, 2024 | coveringclimatenow.org | John Zogby

Support CCNow’s mission of helping journalists improve and expand their climate coverage. Donate Now. On Election Day 2012 in the US, Bloomberg Businessweek published one of the great magazine covers in the history of climate journalism. “It’s Global Warming, Stupid” screamed an all-caps headline, playing on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign mantra, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Below the headline, a haunting photo showed a darkened, flooded street in Lower Manhattan.