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The document examines the role of faith, particularly Christianity, in driving climate action. It notes that while a vast majority of Christian leaders believe in human-caused climate change, few discuss it with their congregations. It also highlights the systemic influence of faith-based organizations through land ownership, financial investments, and initiatives like the Laudato Si’ Action Platform and the World Council of Churches' efforts to hold fossil fuel financiers accountable.

The document outlines how climate change increases the prevalence of climate-sensitive diseases and strains health infrastructure, particularly in lower-income areas and along the U.S.-Mexico border. It highlights the risks faced by migrants and local populations, including heatstroke, Valley fever, and mosquito-borne illnesses, while suggesting specific reporting angles and expert resources.

The document outlines the critical role of oceans in absorbing heat and carbon, the resulting environmental and socioeconomic crises, and offers strategic advice for journalists to improve the depth and justice-orientation of ocean reporting.

The document outlines how warming winters in the US affect agriculture, health, and the economy, while offering reporting strategies and expert resources for journalists.

The document offers a framework for reporting on flooding, emphasizing the need to connect local events to the broader climate context, avoid misleading probabilistic language like '100-year flood', and focus on personal impacts and hyperlocal infrastructure. It provides a curated list of reporting examples from various US regions and links to data tools from agencies like NOAA and FEMA.

The document is a resource list compiled by Friends of the Earth International, cataloguing various publications that challenge the legitimacy of 'false climate solutions'. It highlights materials focusing on the risks of net-zero targets, nature-based solutions, carbon markets, and geoengineering, often linking these mechanisms to land grabbing and corporate greenwashing.

The document lists various training initiatives in California aimed at supporting the transition to electric buses and trucks. It details government programs like the California Energy Commission's ARFVTP, community college initiatives such as the Alternative Transportation and Renewable Energy Program, and nonprofit efforts like the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, focusing on workforce development, technical certification, and job placement in the clean energy sector.

The document serves as a bibliography of resources detailing how the fossil fuel industry, trade associations, and third-party intermediaries have worked to obstruct climate policy and discredit climate science. It categorizes these resources into themes such as corporate influence on policy, the funding of climate deniers, and the suppression of activism. Additionally, it includes specific quotes from industry entities like Peabody Energy and ExxonMobil that illustrate contradictory or denialist stances on climate change.

The document lists several climate and health educational initiatives, including certificate courses for health professionals in the Caribbean and Latin America, a Planetary Health MOOC from Brazil, and a 'Core Competencies' framework developed by the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE).

The document is a fact sheet listing various funding sources to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19. It categorizes funds by focal area, including human development, small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs), tourism, conservation, and agriculture. The list includes both South African national funds and global initiatives, detailing their target beneficiaries, available values, and application statuses.