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The guide advises journalists to contextualize floods within the broader framework of climate change, noting that a warmer atmosphere retains more moisture, leading to more frequent and intense extreme precipitation globally. It recommends avoiding probabilistic terms like "100-year flood" in favor of simple superlatives and suggests focusing on personal impacts and hyper-local infrastructure to make stories more relevant. The document also provides a curated list of mapping tools and data sources, such as NOAA, FEMA, and World Weather Attribution, to assist in reporting on flood risks and attribution.

The document outlines the primary objectives of COP28, including the first 'global stocktake' and negotiations on loss and damage funding. It highlights controversies surrounding the presidency of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and provides frameworks for reporting on climate justice, the 1.5 degrees C target, and the transition away from fossil fuels.

The document outlines the primary objectives of COP28, including the conclusion of the first global stocktake and negotiations over climate finance. It highlights controversies surrounding the summit's presidency and provides a reporting framework centered on the 1.5 degrees C target, climate justice, and the climate emergency.

The guide argues that climate coverage must move beyond focusing solely on the problem to show that the crisis is solvable, emphasizing evidence-based solutions journalism. It outlines a framework for reporting on government policies, business practices, technological mitigation and adaptation, civil society actions, and cultural influences. The document warns reporters to prioritize the political and economic battles over 'techno-fixes' and to highlight the urgency for marginalized communities who suffer disproportionately from climate impacts.

The document encourages newsrooms to expand climate reporting beyond science desks into business, politics, health, and social justice. It emphasizes that the climate crisis disproportionately affects poor people and people of color and argues that reporting must include actionable solutions to avoid a sense of inevitable doom. The guide provides specific inquiry prompts across eleven sectors, including health, food, housing, and migration, to help journalists visualize a greener future and hold powerful entities accountable.

The document outlines the reciprocal relationship between food systems and climate change, noting that agriculture and food systems contribute 31% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It encourages journalists to move beyond 'problem' stories by highlighting systemic solutions, such as regenerative agriculture and the reduction of food waste, while emphasizing the importance of climate justice and the role of women in agriculture. The guide specifically highlights the impact of industrial agriculture, the vulnerability of global food systems exacerbated by conflict and pandemics, and the critical need to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius to maintain food security.

The guide argues that comprehensive climate reporting must link the crisis to systemic inequities, as people of color, indigenous people, and the poor typically bear the brunt of climate disasters and pollution. It highlights climate change as a "threat multiplier" that exacerbates poverty, health, and housing inequities, noting that climate-related displacement affected some 30 million people in 2019 and could reach 1 billion by 2050. The document encourages reporters to investigate the distribution of green investments, the disparity in government aid following extreme weather, and the role of marginalized community leaders in climate innovation.