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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

"A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next." @katiesurma.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org (via @sejorg.bsky.social)

The Scientists Making the Case for Nature’s Rights - Inside Climate News

A growing number of scientists are backing laws recognizing that nature has inherent rights and intrinsic value. A group of wetlands scientists wants the critical ecosystems they study to be next.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

On Wednesday, the Pontiff delivered his first address on climate change at a conference taking place at the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo calling for a “true ecological conversion… that transforms both personal and communal lifestyles.” By @brianroewe.bsky.social

Pope Leo calls for 'true ecological conversion' from words to action on environment

The pope spoke Oct. 1 at the start of a conference marking the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si', Pope Francis' landmark document that encapsulated church teaching on the environment.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d

Data analysis by @sentientmedia.org, a CCNow partner, finds that less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as a source of carbon emissions despite the fact that “food and agriculture contribute 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to the burning of fossil fuels.”

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in partnership with Amazônia Vox, is offering journalists a new free online course, “Climate Journalism and COP30: From Science to Local Solutions and Fighting Disinformation,” from October 13 to 26. buff.ly/HjocRW2

Climate Journalism and COP30: From science to local solutions and fighting disinformation

As the world prepares for COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon, climate change isn’t just a scientific or political issue; it’s a story that touches communities everywhere. How can journalists cut through…

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

Journalists, elevate your coverage by joining our Talking Shop webinars! This week, we'll be talking with 3 Brazilian reporters about how they are gearing up to cover the upcoming UN climate summit, #COP30, in Belem. buff.ly/BCFgjiB

Talking Shop: Covering the COP in the Amazon

In this session, we’ll hear from Brazilian reporters who will be covering COP. And we’ll hear about a unique opportunity for global newsrooms to access a live feed of COP coverage, organized by Brazilian reporters intimately familiar with the Amazon.

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Miguel Peixe, Product Engineer, Newspack
Steffanie Schmidt, Reporter, Varadouro
Stefano Wrobleski, Executive Director, InfoAmazonia
Mark Hertsgaard, CCNow Co-founder and Executive Director, will moderate.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

“Stevie O’Hanlon, a co-founder and spokesperson for Sunrise, said the projects will aim to build a world where climate action is possible.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Youth-led US climate activists widen focus to fight authoritarianism

Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d

Back online! The 5th National Climate Assessment, which was released by the US Global Change Research Program in 2023 (and taken offline by the Trump administration in early 2025) is back. The assessment is the most recent state of the science report on climate change impacts and risks to the US.

Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the…

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 2d

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in partnership with Amazônia Vox, is offering journalists a new free online course, “Climate Journalism and COP30: From Science to Local Solutions and Fighting Disinformation,” from October 13 to 26. buff.ly/HjocRW2

Climate Journalism and COP30: From science to local solutions and fighting disinformation

As the world prepares for COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon, climate change isn’t just a scientific or political issue; it’s a story that touches communities everywhere. How can journalists cut through…

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d

Back online! The 5th National Climate Assessment, which was released by the US Global Change Research Program in 2023 (and taken offline by the Trump administration in early 2025) is back. The assessment is the most recent state of the science report on climate change impacts and risks to the US.

Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the…

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d

@carbonbrief.org hosted a webinar last week with China climate policy experts to analyze the country’s updated NDC and “whether China will issue ambitious climate policies in the future, and how it will affect global efforts to accelerate the energy transition.”

Webinar: Experts discuss what China's new climate pledge means for the world - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief hosts webinar with China climate policy experts to discuss assessments of what the NDC means for China’s emissions pathway.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d

The latest round of national climate commitments — known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs) — will define the pace and ambition of global efforts through 2035. Join the @worldresources.bsky.social on Oct. 9 to learn how to use CW’s NDC Tracker to track and evaluate new NDCs in real time

Tracking New NDCs and Their Impact

The latest round of national climate commitments — known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs) — will define the pace and ambition of global efforts through 2035. More than 50 countries have…

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d

Data analysis by @sentientmedia.org, a CCNow partner, finds that less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as a source of carbon emissions despite the fact that “food and agriculture contribute 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to the burning of fossil fuels.”

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d

Data centers are crucial in the global race to dominate AI development, but “wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers,” and US customers are paying the price.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4d

On Wednesday, the Pontiff delivered his first address on climate change at a conference taking place at the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo calling for a “true ecological conversion… that transforms both personal and communal lifestyles.” By @brianroewe.bsky.social

Pope Leo calls for 'true ecological conversion' from words to action on environment

The pope spoke Oct. 1 at the start of a conference marking the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si', Pope Francis' landmark document that encapsulated church teaching on the environment.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4d

The US Department of Energy sent a memo to employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) instructing them to avoid “any terminology that you know to be misaligned with the Administration’s perspectives and priorities,” including “climate change.” by @dharna.bsky.social

US energy department cracks down on workers’ use of climate crisis language

Efficiency employees reportedly told to avoid ‘climate change’ and similar terms in their work in latest clampdown

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4d

This free @poynterinstitute.bsky.social webinar teaches journalists how to track US federal climate policy rollbacks and their local impacts. Tune in live at 1pm EST on October 16 to discover how to turn climate policy changes into stories your readers care about. RSVP: buff.ly/6BfIEfT

Beat Academy: Tracking climate change rollbacks - Poynter

Join Poynter and the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. ET for a live webinar on federal climate policy rollbacks and their local impacts. Learn to use the…

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4d

@UNESCO.org has designated 26 new biosphere reserves, including forests, savannahs, and estuaries, in 21 countries, and instituted a 10-year strategic action plan that includes studying the effects of climate change in the reserves... by @tjwebber.bsky.social

UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change

The UN cultural agency UNESCO has designated 785 sites in 142 countries, since 1971 — that are “home to some of the planet’s richest and most fragile ecosystems.”

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4d

Are you an outlet looking for freelancers to pitch stories on #The89Percent theme? Would you be interested in receiving pitches covering 89 Percent stories? Let us know by DM us here or visiting 89percent.org...

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 5d

Following CCNow’s newsmaker interview with Jon Batiste about the climate song he wrote to mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged his hometown of New Orleans, the global music star has released a new video that CCNow partners are welcome to embed in their 89% Project reporting.

Jon Batiste performs and talks about PETRICHOR, a song about climate change

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged his hometown of New Orleans, Jon Batiste has released a new song imploring people to take action against climate change “by raising your voice, and…

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InfoAmazonia @infoamazonia.org · 5d

🌎 A InfoAmazonia estará no evento virtual do Covering Climate Now na próxima semana!

Vamos falar sobre nossa cobertura colaborativa da #COP30 e o live feed coletivo com veículos parceiros.

Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 8d

Covering COP30? Join CCNow and 3 Brazilian reporters for a one-hour discussion about how they're gearing up to cover the upcoming UN climate summit, on October 9, 12pm ET. coveringclimatenow.org/event/coveri...

Covering the COP in the Amazon

PANELISTS:
Miguel Peixe, Product Engineer, Newspack
Steffanie Schmidt, Reporter, Varadouro
Stefano Wrobleski, Executive Director, InfoAmazonia
Mark Hertsgaard, CCNow Co-founder and Executive Director, will moderate.

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 5d

Radar Clima es el nuevo boletín de CCNow en español, diseñado para ayudarte a profundizar en temas climáticos en todas las áreas de la redacción. Cada dos semanas te propondremos un tema con ideas para cubrirlo, recursos y contactos de expertos. Suscríbete aquí: buff.ly/A2ZO7Fw

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 5d

This week, Climate Beat features a guest article from Palestinian journalist Mohammed Al-Sawwaf. Publishing his eyewitness account of the material deprivations and psychological dilemmas facing reporters in Gaza is intended as an act of solidarity and support for press freedom and safety.

“At Least Let Us Tell Our Stories” — Covering Climate Now

This week, Climate Beat features a guest article from the Palestinian journalist Mohammed Al-Sawwaf, whose extraordinary climate work we’ve featured before. Publishing Al-Sawwaf’s eyewitness account o...

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 6d

@wbur.org reporter @miriamwasser.bsky.social tells the story of an unlikely fisherman’s nonprofit in Maine, which, turbocharged with funding from a prominent rightwing billionaire, ascended to become a powerful presence in the anti-offshore wind movement. www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 8d

Covering COP30? Join CCNow and 3 Brazilian reporters for a one-hour discussion about how they're gearing up to cover the upcoming UN climate summit, on October 9, 12pm ET. coveringclimatenow.org/event/coveri...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8d

“I’ve not heard of anything this egregious — a donor calling up and saying I need help and getting it,” one disaster relief expert said, “while others may be getting denied assistance or otherwise waiting in line for help that may or may not come.”

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

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