Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/climate-pledges/)
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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 five of GIJN’s Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges looks at finding alternative sources of country emissions data.
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 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 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.
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.
This guide was written by GIJN Resource Center Senior Advisor Toby McIntosh. Editing by Nikolia Apostolou, Alexa van Sickle, and Reed Richardson.
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.
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