Covering Climate Now

Journalists, whether you’re covering #COP31 on site or remotely, this session will get you ready to deliver great coverage to your audiences. CCNow is hosting 4 prep sessions, at times designed to convenience journalists in every region. coveringclimatenow.org/event/prep-y...

Asian journalists! Join us tomorrow for an hour-long session and get prepped for reporting on COP31 from Turkey or remotely. Veteran journalists will share their advice on how to cover the UN climate summit, as well as review this year's key issues and controversies. RSVP at the link below!

Student protestors in France say that climate change made their classrooms unbearably hot during the summer’s extreme heatwaves creating unhealthy conditions that brought on heat exhaustion, headaches, and nosebleeds. @insideclimatenews.org buff.ly/J6Aa2dq

Event Alert! 🚨 Recovery, Resettlement, and Risk in the Aftermath of Nepal’s Bhotekoshi-Trishuli Disaster Hosted by The Stimson Center on Monday, October 26, at 9:45am US Eastern Time. RSVP below! buff.ly/QT8Nm09

FYI from @foodandwater.bsky.social: buff.ly/eQK0aLV

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Mark your calendar! 📅 @earthjournalism.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on Thursday, October 29, at 11am US Eastern Time buff.ly/MI8Coeg

Student protestors in France say that climate change made their classrooms unbearably hot during the summer’s extreme heatwaves creating unhealthy conditions that brought on heat exhaustion, headaches, and nosebleeds. @insideclimatenews.org buff.ly/J6Aa2dq

New from @climatecentral.org and @thetrace.org ⬇️ buff.ly/DqWMHiw

The UN Conference on Biological Diversity kicked off this week in Armenia “with daunting challenges.” Despite the fact that 196 countries signed on to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 4 years ago, very little progress has been made on the agreement’s 23 targets. buff.ly/PQeRlzK

For the first time, the annual UN Emissions Gap report, released Wednesday, states that overshooting 1.5 degrees Celsius of temperature increase is “imminent and unavoidable” and that the goal now is to limit the overshoot by phasing out fossil fuels. More ⬇️ buff.ly/4Xk3UYH

Voters in red and blue states want politicians to talk more about climate change, but candidates are quiet on the issue. Why? buff.ly/Ff6jM3T

“An initiative has announced protests in several German cities for Halloween, including Frankfurt. In light of the riots in France, the Hessian Interior Minister expressed alarm.” www.journal-frankfurt.de/journal_news...

“‘Is the prime minister living in a parallel universe? One where we haven’t just endured our hottest summer on record, with droughts, wildfires and, in all likelihood, the most heat-related deaths on record?’ said Danny Gross, climate campaigner for @friends-earth.bsky.social.”

Pressure is growing in Indonesia as wildfires, burning since January, continue to burn causing worsening health impacts for people from toxic smoke. On Tuesday, students protested demanding a national disaster declaration.

Join us Thursday for a superstar panel with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social (@fossiltreaty.bsky.social); Johan Rockström (@pik-potsdam.bsky.social); Ana Toni (COP30 CEO/Exec Director); and @ministerkgg.bsky.social, The Netherlands’ Minister of Climate and Green Growth. RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📣 Local journalists! Extreme weather’s impacts on everything from human health to the economy, plus rising energy prices, more frequent heatwaves, and weird winter weather are clear examples of climate change knocking at our doors. coveringclimatenow.org/projects/the...

Friends: I’m a big fan of @sammyroth.bsky.social who earned the Climate Journalist of the Year Award this year from @coveringclimatenow.org. I strongly encourage you to follow his reporting by subscribing to his newsletter, ideally as a paid subscriber. Quality journalism requires our support.

New scientific analysis from the nonprofit @ClimateCentral.org shows that every congressional district in the country is hotter than it was in 1970, thanks to climate change. buff.ly/O3UczuM

Listen to the full interview now on Science Friday’s podcast, episode “Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on making climate action cool.” www.sciencefriday.com/segments/aya...

My latest @coveringclimatenow.org column: "The Trump Scandal That Everyone Overlooked" newrepublic.com/article/2166... via @newrepublic.com

“Where should I live? What car should I drive? What should I have for dinner? People are increasingly turning to AI tools such as large language models for advice on questions like these. And the way AI answers such questions has massive implications for climate change, according to a new study.”

El Paso, Texas & New Mexico have spent millions developing plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but neither plan accounts for the emissions generated by 3 new massive data centers. By @diegomendozamoyers.bsky.social of @elpasomatters.bsky.social & Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune & @propublica.org

On the Beat: The US gained 26 new local US “news desert” counties in 2025, up to 238, according to an annual report published by Northwestern University’s journalism school.

“I work for a major insurer, assessing the risk posed by natural disasters on properties around the world... I am coming under pressure to cut my forecasts for the losses that disasters will cause in order to make insurance more affordable — and get my employer more business.” buff.ly/5mRsEdR

Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco plan to introduce battery powered trains on several busy commuter rail lines over the next two to four years. The projects will test whether cities can electrify without installing miles of overhead power lines. By @bentongraham.bsky.social for @Grist.org

El Paso, Texas & New Mexico have spent millions developing plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but neither plan accounts for the emissions generated by 3 new massive data centers. By @diegomendozamoyers.bsky.social of @elpasomatters.bsky.social & Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune & @propublica.org

A bipartisan group of Senators are calling on the Trump administration to “immediately reverse course” on his plan to purchase diesel fuel from Russia, saying the US “should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline.” Energy experts say the deal is unlikely to lower US prices. buff.ly/8wlX7Fg

How’d they do that? Journalists from Europe, South America, the Philippines, and the US who published blockbuster climate investigations that combined innovative data analysis with on-the-ground reporting to uncover critical environmental issues share their process. buff.ly/2J16dC0

Africa is rich with oil, gas, and critical minerals, such as cobalt and manganese, that are used to produce most of the world’s EV batteries. This visual explainer looks at where deposits are located, how the continent’s electricity is currently generated, and the millions who still can’t access it.

NATO countries pledged to increase their security spending to 5% of GDP, raising concerns that some will favor “hard” security over climate & food security priorities. Turkey’s climate change minister, Murat Kurum, said that NATO countries should be spending much more on the climate crisis.

Scientists working on the next report from the UN IPCC are being pressured by petrostates and major developing countries to delay publication of the AR7 report until 2029. The report was set to be released ahead of COP33 deliberations in 2028. By @fionaharvey.bsky.social for The Guardian…

Explore the intersection of toxic pollution, Superfund sites, and climate change in this recent CCNow conversation with journalists who have reported on these rising risks in some of the most vulnerable states: Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, and California. buff.ly/9qKf7p8

Access the latest polls and studies connecting climate to local and national races, recordings of conversations with experts on energy affordability and voter concerns, and a collection of stories we like about how climate factors into local, state, and congressional races. buff.ly/WZM1AvT