Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/series/climate-accountability/)
In this abridged version, GIJN offers tips from our latest reporting guide, on how journalists can investigate their country’s climate change pledges and hold governments accountable.
Chapter three of GIJN’s new Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at investigating country commitments to see if their promises are being kept.
Chapter six of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges offers a glossary of common terms and acronyms used by the United Nations, academics, and climate activists.
Chapter five of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at finding alternative sources of country emissions data.
Chapter one of GIJN’s new Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at understanding the documentation of country commitments and long-term strategies.
Chapter two of GIJN’s new Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at different organizations’ tracking and rating of country emissions plans.
Chapter four of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at how UN evaluations of country plans provide insight into which promises are being kept.
The introduction and table of contents chapter for GIJN’s new Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges.
For journalists, explaining the causes and consequences of rising sea levels is a critical and challenging assignment. To address this aspect of the climate crisis, GIJN is publishing an extensive guide to support journalists covering the impact of rising seas around the world.
Reducing methane emissions is the single fastest way to fight climate change, according to climate scientists. This GIJN guide is designed to help investigative reporters identify specific sources of methane and hold companies and countries accountable.