Reportando sobre el clima y las elecciones estadounidenses de 2024

The document argues that climate change is a critical electoral issue in the 2024 US elections and urges journalists to move beyond 'red-blue' political binaries to report on the scientific consensus and local impacts. It provides specific questioning frameworks for candidates, methods for debunking common climate myths, and suggestions for localizing climate stories across sectors like infrastructure, housing, and energy. The guide emphasizes that reporting on the climate crisis is a matter of professional journalism rather than activism, citing the role of the press in holding power accountable during historical crises.

• Public opinion in the United States shows that a majority of citizens are concerned about climate change, with 56% describing themselves as "preocupados" or "alarmados" and 64% prioritizing a transition to clean energy.
• The guide warns against framing climate debate as a simple partisan divide, noting that many conservatives are concerned about how global warming affects their livelihoods, health, and national security.
• Journalists are encouraged to proactively question candidates on specific climate plans rather than asking if they 'believe' in climate change, as the scientific consensus is already established.
• The document identifies a systemic effort by fossil fuel interests to discourage newsrooms from covering climate policy by labeling such reporting as 'activism'.
• The guide highlights three common climate myths: the claim that scientists disagree (whereas over 99% agree), the claim that human activity is not the cause, and the claim that current changes are normal historical fluctuations.
• Local reporting opportunities are linked to the Inflation Reduction Act, which is injecting hundreds of billions of dollars into US communities for clean energy transitions, often without widespread public awareness.

APA

CCNow (2024). Reportando sobre el clima y las elecciones estadounidenses de 2024. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/reportando-sobre-el-clima-y-las-elecciones-estadounidenses-de-2024/

Chicago

CCNow. Reportando sobre el clima y las elecciones estadounidenses de 2024. Covering Climate Now, 2024. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/reportando-sobre-el-clima-y-las-elecciones-estadounidenses-de-2024/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2024reportando, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Reportando sobre el clima y las elecciones estadounidenses de 2024}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/reportando-sobre-el-clima-y-las-elecciones-estadounidenses-de-2024/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }