Is Climate Solutions Journalism the Solution?

Extreme weather patterns around the world have brought new urgency to the need to connect audiences to the climate story. In short: our climate is at a breaking point. In a time of news avoidance, how can newsrooms create compelling climate journalism that both connects with audiences and communicates the sobering reality of the situation? Climate solutions journalism has been one tactic, but is it working? 

This J-Talk event brought together climate journalists, academics and editors who are telling the climate story to discuss how to make climate journalism more engaging and impactful with global audiences.

The webcast was 60 minutes: 45 minutes of moderated conversation, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A. 

The virtual discussion featured journalist Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, a member of The Narwhal team, which received the 2023 CJF Award for Climate Solutions Journalism; Dr. Anabela Bonada, of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation; Mark Hertsgaard, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Covering Climate Now and  Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Network Manager of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Laura Lynch, host of CBC’s award-winning climate solutions show What On Earth?, moderated.