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"The Los Angeles fires represent a seminal moment for the climate crisis – and for journalism. These are not the wildfires of seasons past."
- CCNow co-founders @markhertsgaard and @kylepope for @guardian
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A global collaboration of 500+ news outlets improving coverage of the climate story. This account is inactive. Follow us on LinkedIn, Bsky, Insta & Threads.
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- The young people who sued Montana for a healthy environment and alleged that the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies played a role in climate change have won their case.
- Imagine a world where it gets so hot that there are warnings not to go outside. It might sound like a scenario from a scifi movie, but that's what happened in Vietnam yesterday, where temps broke all-time records with a high of 44.1C (111.38F) bit.ly/3M4NQUJ
- Now more than ever, journalists need to be aware of coordinated efforts to misinform the public on climate change. We partnered with @caadcoalition to produce this graphic series highlighting 7 tips for combatting climate change. 🧵
- “In this joint op-ed, mother and daughter climate activists say that this work should be a family affair.” Parents should show up “not just at their [kids’] sporting events and graduations, but also in this critical moment for their futures...”
- Media coverage of climate protest focuses heavily “on the disruptive tactics of the activists rather than the urgent climate message driving their actions,” and ignores the criminalization of protest in the US and globally, according to a new @mmfa study.
- Everyone should read this powerful piece in @TIME on the Maui wildfires by @KanielaIng. It’s one of the very best articulations of how colonialism and the extractive economic transactions it enables interact with the #climatecrisis.
- 📢 Announcing the WINNERS of the 2nd annual Covering Climate Now Climate Journalism Awards! Grab your 🍿 and follow this 🧵 in which we'll be revealing the winners in all categories. #CCNowAwards🏆
00:00 - 📢 Announcing the journalists and media outlets from around the world selected as finalists for the second-annual Covering Climate Now Climate Journalism Awards! 🧵 #CCNowAwards
00:00 - Trump “can do damage that will last, in human terms, forever — damage that will be visible in the geologic record for eons to come. His actions can literally help melt the poles and raise the oceans,” writes @billmckibben for @thenation…
- We're so excited that our new #CoveringClimate documentary co-hosted by @NBCNews @alroker + @WatchSavannah airs TONIGHT on @worldchannel + YouTube at 8pm US ET. We hope you'll tune in or stream it. Watch + Join the Conversation: bit.ly/climateburning… #BurningQuestions
00:00 - 📣 Announcing the journalists and media outlets from around the world selected as finalists for the 3rd-annual Covering Climate Now Climate Journalism Awards! 🧵 #CCNowAwards
00:00 - 🥁 📣 We are THRILLED to announce the 2024 CCNow Journalism Award winners! 👀 this thread to see this year’s best of the best in climate journalism. We’re starting off strong with our esteemed Journalists of the Year...
00:00 - Journalists, “the way you report climate is going to have an impact in the quality of life for the planet for the next several decades. So no pressure...!” - @CFigueres @OutrageOptimism #ClimateChangesEverything
