How to Cover COP27

The document advises journalists to avoid cynicism when covering COP27, urging them to humanize and localize stories while holding powerful actors accountable. It emphasizes the critical nature of the 1.5-degree-C target and the central role of 'loss and damage' payments from rich to poor countries as a matter of climate justice.

• Journalists are encouraged to avoid cynicism and instead focus on accountability journalism by highlighting the 'governments, industries, and others' that have historically blocked climate progress.
• The guide recommends that newsrooms of all sizes humanize and localize COP27 coverage, treating it as a local story by interviewing local experts and examining how climate action or inaction affects specific communities.
• To maintain the 1.5-degree-C target, the document states that heat-trapping emissions must be reduced by 50% by 2030 and completely eliminated by 2050, requiring 'unprecedented, transformational change'.
• A central conflict at COP27 involves 'loss and damage' payments, where climate-vulnerable countries argue that the most responsible nations should pay for irretrievable losses to life, infrastructure, economics, and culture.
• The document highlights a climate justice disparity, noting that while China is now the highest annual emitter, the United States remains the 'biggest cumulative emitter', which determines the speed of atmospheric overheating.

APA

CCNow (2022). How to Cover COP27. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/how-to-cover-cop27/

Chicago

CCNow. How to Cover COP27. Covering Climate Now, 2022. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/how-to-cover-cop27/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2022how, author = {CCNow}, title = {{How to Cover COP27}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/how-to-cover-cop27/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }