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.

Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told

Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told Climate-Justice Stories Are in Every Community, Waiting to Be Told

Centering racial, economic, and gender justice in climate coverage is about being journalistically accurate, not politically correct.

Jun 17, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Students take part in a “youth strike to act on climate change” in France in March 2019.

Just Like Covid-19, Racial Justice Is a Climate Story Just Like Covid-19, Racial Justice Is a Climate Story

And Joe Biden’s possible endorsement of a Green New Deal is a good way to tell it.

Jun 3, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

A driver in a car on the left talks to two health workers in protective suits.

The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story The Covid-19 Stimulus Debate Is a Pivotal Climate Story

US coronavirus stimulus measures can help prevent the world from doubling down on another mass-casualty event: climate change.

May 13, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement

CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement CNN’s Exceptional Climate Journalism Achievement

Human stories, robust science, and calling out corporate villains makes The Road to Change a must-see tour de force.

Apr 29, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Want to Slow the Climate Crisis? Don’t Use Single-Use Plastics.

Want to Slow the Climate Crisis? Don’t Use Single-Use Plastics. Want to Slow the Climate Crisis? Don’t Use Single-Use Plastics.

The fossil fuel industry is dependent on our plastic dependency. We can starve it.

Apr 23, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Annie Leonard

Can Psychedelics Treat Climate Grief?

Can Psychedelics Treat Climate Grief? Can Psychedelics Treat Climate Grief?

Author Michael Pollan talks about whether drugs that comfort the terminally ill can also help people mourning the climate future.

Apr 22, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline

This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline

We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.

Apr 21, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Bill McKibben

Colstrip coal plant

The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis The Coronavirus Has Lessons for Journalists Covering the Climate Crisis

Earth Day’s 50th anniversary serves as a moment to reflect on how to more rigorously cover the climate story.

Apr 20, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Organizing on the Coasts Won’t Save the Planet

Organizing on the Coasts Won’t Save the Planet Organizing on the Coasts Won’t Save the Planet

Rural America has the land, the people, and the potential to flip the political equation on climate change.

Apr 20, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Jane Fleming Kleeb

Silence of the Climate Watchdogs

Silence of the Climate Watchdogs Silence of the Climate Watchdogs

Fixated on the coronavirus, many newsrooms are missing brazen assaults on a livable climate.

Apr 8, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

x