Covering Climate Now

Covering Climate Now is a global journalism initiative committed to bringing more and better coverage to the defining story of our time. Cofounded by The Nation and Columbia Journalism Review, our initiative includes more than 300 outlets worldwide, and dozens of institutional and independent partners, with a combined audience of more than 1 billion people.

More are joining by the day. For more information and a full list of our partners, please visit CoveringClimateNow.org.

A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California, on January 7, 2025.

A Burning House, a Quiet Media, a Silenced Majority A Burning House, a Quiet Media, a Silenced Majority

A white paper from Covering Climate Now on the state of climate journalism.

Apr 16, 2026 / Covering Climate Now

An Indigenous man performs, lying on the ground while holding a globe in his hand during the Indigenous People Global March at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, on November 17, 2025.

A New Economic Superpower Could Spark a Retreat From Fossil Fuels A New Economic Superpower Could Spark a Retreat From Fossil Fuels

A little-noticed ray of hope may be peeking over the horizon. A climate conference in Colombia later this month could begin to draw up the roadmap blocked at COP30.

Apr 7, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Are Plastics Poisoning Us?

Are Plastics Poisoning Us? Are Plastics Poisoning Us?

A Netflix documentary exposes plastic’s health harms but misses its climate connection.

Mar 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

A BP company logo sits on display on the forecourt of a gas station.

The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies The Silencing Power of Big Oil’s Climate Lies

A new report suggests that the majority of people think new economic rules are required to curb climate change. The issue is that those majorities think they are a minority.

Mar 19, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after US and Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026.

A World on Fire Needs More Climate Reporting—Not Less A World on Fire Needs More Climate Reporting—Not Less

War is a climate story, but billionaire media owners don’t want to tell it.

Mar 12, 2026 / Kyle Pope

Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

The Iran War Is Also a Climate War The Iran War Is Also a Climate War

Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.

Mar 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle

Donald Trump looks over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as she speaks to US Navy personnel aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier at Yokosuka naval base on October 28, 2025.

Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US Japan’s New Climate Bomb—in the US

Bloomberg Green reveals the climate costs of the US-Japan trade deal.

Feb 26, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

NewsGuild members are joined by other protesters during a rally outside the Washington Post office building on February 5, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Where Climate Coverage Goes to Die Where Climate Coverage Goes to Die

The very notion of public service journalism is under assault at precisely the moment that it’s most needed.

Feb 19, 2026 / Kyle Pope

Winter Olympic Committee Press Conference

The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors The International Olympics Committee Is Urged to Drop Oil Company Sponsors

Global warming means the future of Winter Games “is literally melting away.”

Feb 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

Minnesotans film a federal law enforcement agent during a patrol in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 11, 2026.

Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes Citizen Journalists Are Minneapolis’s Unsung Heroes

Without their videos of ICE shootings, we wouldn’t know what is really happening.

Jan 29, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard

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