Una Guía Para Informar Sobre las Soluciones

The document argues that climate coverage must expand beyond problem-focused reporting to include solutions to empower audiences and policymakers. It defines solutions journalism as rigorous, evidence-based reporting that investigates the effectiveness and limitations of responses to the climate crisis. The guide emphasizes equity and justice, noting that marginalized communities—including indigenous peoples, who manage lands containing "approximately the 80% of the biodiversity that remains in the world"—are often the most impacted yet least responsible for the crisis. It categorizes potential story leads into five areas: policy and government (e.g., carbon pricing and subsidies), economy and business (e.g., scrutinizing "greenwash" and "net zero" claims), technologies and practices (distinguishing between mitigation and adaptation), civil society (evaluating the "theory of change" behind activism), and culture (the role of arts and celebrities). The guide concludes that while not all reporting should be solutions-oriented, integrating this mindset is essential to providing a complete picture of the climate emergency.

• Solutions journalism is defined as a rigorous, evidence-based approach that aims to investigate and hold accountable the solutions proposed by various stakeholders, including governments, companies, and activists.
• Climate equity and justice are central to solutions reporting, as the most vulnerable populations—including indigenous peoples, women, children, and the poor—suffer disproportionately despite contributing the least to pollution.
• Protecting the human rights and land ownership of indigenous peoples is identified as the most successful method for protecting global biodiversity.
• The guide distinguishes between two types of technological and practical interventions: mitigation, which reduces the rate of warming by lowering emissions or removing existing CO2, and adaptation, which increases resilience to unavoidable impacts.
• Journalists are encouraged to scrutinize corporate claims of "net zero" and "greenwashing," particularly from fossil fuel companies that may use these terms to delay the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels required by science.
• Reporting on civil society and activism should not be viewed as activism itself; instead, journalists should evaluate the "theory of change" behind specific actions to determine their effectiveness.

APA

CCNow (2023). Una Guía Para Informar Sobre las Soluciones. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/guia-para-reportar-sobre-soluciones-climaticas/

Chicago

CCNow. Una Guía Para Informar Sobre las Soluciones. Covering Climate Now, 2023. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/guia-para-reportar-sobre-soluciones-climaticas/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2023una, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Una Guía Para Informar Sobre las Soluciones}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/guia-para-reportar-sobre-soluciones-climaticas/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }