🪧 Between 80 and 89% of the world wants their government to do more to address climate change.
👥 The second phase of The #89Percent Project takes you behind the numbers, honing in on the individual people who are working towards a better future. Here are just a few of them.
💻 Learn more at 89percent.org
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🌍📢 Newsrooms and journalists: our friends at @CoveringClimate have launched the next phase of their 89 Percent Project! 👇
Studies show that 80–89% of people want stronger climate action. The 89 Percent Project is a year-long reporting initiative to spark a surge of coverage, in recognition that an overwhelming majority wants their government to act.
From Oct 26–Nov 1, ahead of #COP30, join hundreds of newsrooms worldwide by publishing stories themed around 'the 89%'—the climate’s silent majority. Learn more and get involved, at the link in our bio.
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A silent majority of the global population wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up.
It turns out that the overwhelming majority of people in the world, between 80% and 89%, want their governments to take stronger climate action. What would it mean if this silent climate majority came to understand just how many people, both in their own communities and in distant lands, think and feel like they do?
For years, most coverage of the climate crisis has been defensive. People who support climate action are implicitly told — by their elected officials, the fossil fuel industry, news coverage, and social media posts — that theirs is a minority, even a fringe, view.
At a time when many governments and companies are stalling or retreating from rapidly phasing out fossil fuels, the fact that more than eight out of 10 human beings on the planet want their political representatives to preserve a livable future offers a much-needed ray of hope.
The question is whether and how that mass sentiment might be translated into effective action. If the current narrative in news and social media shifted from one of retreat and despair to one of self-confidence and common purpose, would people shift from being passive observers to active shapers of their shared future?
How might this majority’s actions change? What kinds of climate action would they demand from their leaders?
We believe the current mismatch between public will and government action amounts to a deficit in democracy. Can that deficit be addressed if the climate majority awakens to its existence?
The first step to answering such questions is to give the silent climate majority a voice.
Visit 89percent.org to learn more.
EXCERPTED FROM THE GUARDIAN OP-ED: “A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up,” by CCNow cofounders Mark Hertsgaard & Kyle Pope.
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The hantavirus outbreak probably isn't the next pandemic — but it's a warning. With 2026 on track to be the hottest year on record, public health experts keep saying it plainly: a hotter planet is a deadlier planet.
The link between hantavirus and climate change remains far from definitive; more research is needed to determine how large a role climate change played in this particular outbreak. Journalists can help by reporting on this research as it unfolds and asking public officials what steps they are taking to keep communities informed and safe.
Kudos to @apnews and @cnn for connecting the dots: the hantavirus outbreak that struck a cruise ship out of Argentina is climate-linked. As hotter and more extreme weather confronts much of the world in the months ahead, these AP and CNN stories offer an exemplary model for how all of journalism can do better.
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The news cycle around climate has never been more turbulent. Rollbacks, funding cuts, and a coordinated effort to stifle science make this a difficult moment to cover climate. And yet, it remains the defining story of our time.
That’s exactly why solutions journalism matters more than ever. Audiences everywhere want to know what’s working, who’s fighting for it, and how, but in an ocean of distractions, greenwashing, big claims, and doom and gloom, it’s easy to lose direction.
Join us on June 4 for a live training session and learn more on how to identify, question, investigate, and report climate solutions. Together, we’ll explore how to tell the whole story.
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🌎 Los medios de todo el mundo llevan semanas siguiendo el brote de hantavirus del crucero MV Hondius, pero pocos han contado la historia climática que hay detrás.
🐁 En Radar Clima explicamos por qué el virus Andes es una noticia climática: cómo el calentamiento global, la destrucción de hábitats y los incendios forestales están expandiendo las poblaciones del ratón colilargo, y qué tiene esto que ver con la temporada de hantavirus más letal de los últimos años en Argentina. Y cómo esta dinámica está detrás de la expansión del dengue, el zika, y otras enfermedades que ya están llegando a lugares donde antes el clima no las dejaba prosperar.
🦠También te damos los recursos y las claves para cubrir esta historia sin caer en el alarmismo ni en comparaciones simplistas con el COVID-19, y, como siempre, las voces expertas que pueden ayudarte a reportar el vínculo entre clima y salud en América Latina y España. 🔗 @coveringclimate
Today at @rollingstone magazine, @coveringclimate ’s executive director Mark Hertsgaard writes about a conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels, held in Colombia last month. Read more at the link in our bio.
Last month, NOAA officially declared the end of a La Niña pattern and predicted an El Niño to form by mid-summer.
Since then, climate models have aligned, highlighting that a strong El Niño is now likely — with some using adjectives such as “super” or “Godzilla” to describe this potentially historic event.
This is far more than just a weather story: El Niño events have had tremendous human and economic impacts, influencing catastrophic droughts, driving infectious diseases outbreaks, worsening food and water insecurity, and disrupting global commerce.
Read more and get reporting tips, stories we like, and links to helpful resources in this week's Locally Sourced newsletter at the link in our bio @coveringclimate
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Studies show how large and growing numbers of Americans are worried about extreme weather affecting their lives. This underscores the need for climate coverage that reflects local priorities: jobs, economic stability and affordabilty, public health, and sustainable communities.
A new, free training program from CCNow will help your newsroom ensure that it is giving your audience the climate coverage they want. The online sessions are designed to give your audience accurate information with clear language based on facts and science, and a focus on people.
You’ll learn how extreme weather is reshaping insurance rates and impacting household budgets, how to explain the health dangers of extreme heat, and how to discern whether an extreme weather event can be attributed to climate change.
The Climate Newsroom includes three one-hour Zoom sessions over three weeks, followed by six months of ongoing support and feedback, and it’s led by our global team, which already collaborates with a network of media organizations across the US.
Learn more + apply by May 8 at the link in our bio @coveringclimate
Climate concern is growing — and it's visible in search data. Our new, free training program for digital, print, audio and TV journalists will help your newsroom ensure that it is giving your audience the climate coverage they want. Deadline: May 8.
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Join Covering Climate Now for a special conversation about the Trump administration’s embrace of climate denialism, what it could mean for the future of US climate policy, and how to cover it.
RSVP at coveringclimatenow.org/events or at link in profile @coveringclimate
