Climate communicators aren't backing down. Here's how they're adapting: → Localizing: pollution, heat, extreme weather → Reaching beyond the converted → Using faith, place & values-based framing → Leaning into psychological research on motivation → Connecting climate to family, economy, security

Climate coverage dropped 30%+ in late 2025 vs. 2024. Climate communicators say why: → Fear of federal retribution → Self-censorship across the field → Less editorial appetite for climate stories → Attention competing with immigration, affordability, and human rights

We're hiring! 🌟 Join the USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication as a Project Specialist. Help support impactful programs and collaborate with a great team. ➡️ Learn more and apply: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... #Hiring #USC

Become a Certified Sustainability Communicator in just eight weeks 🌍. Participants in our selective program benefit from carefully curated small cohorts and uncommon access to field-leading experts. Apply Today! climatecenter.usc.edu/training/certificate-program

Applications are open for the USC Annenberg Certificate in Sustainability Communication! 🌱 Learn to translate climate science into clear, credible stories and build trust across audiences. Dates: Sept. 8–Oct. 30, 2026. Apply by Aug. 24: climatecenter.usc.edu/training/certificate-program

Academic silos. Algorithms that suppress climate content. Federal budget cuts. Funders out of touch with what's actually needed. Climate communicators are naming their institutional roadblocks. From the USC Annenberg Temperature Check 25-26 report. Full report ↓ climatecenter.usc.edu

⚡ The USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is pleased to announce that Season 3, Episode 1 of the Electric Futures podcast, a series that explores the transition to greener energy, is dropping on April 9, 2026. Read the full press release for Season 3 here! lnkd.in/gkrW9cki

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Join us on Thursday, April 9th at 12pm for a Electric Futures Live! ⭐ANN 106 ⭐Pizza will be provided 🍕 👉RSVP here: uscannenberg.formstack.com/forms/electr...

Join us on April 9 for a live recording of an episode of Electric Futures and learn about the key issues surrounding data centers, the focus of season 3 of the podcast. More info here! climatecenter.usc.edu/electric-fut...

Join us for a special water career networking + movie screening of 𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝑾𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈, at USC on Wednesday, February 25th. After the film, the director and a panel of local water experts will discuss about careers, water, and share their California water perspectives.

The USC Trojan Sustainability Network and the Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication are proud to present the next TSN Talk, focused on one of the most significant milestones coming to Los Angeles: the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games! uscannenberg.formstack.com/forms/la28_i...

👏 Congratulations to Sophia Apteker, who helped develop the communications strategy for MIT Climate Machine in our Certificate in Sustainability Communication program. The next certificate cohort convenes online in January. Apply today - climatecenter.usc.edu climatemachine.mit.edu

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🌡️🌎 Take our latest Temperature Check survey to help us better understand what’s driving the climate conversation now and how professionals across journalism, sustainability, science, PR, and advocacy are navigating these changes. Survey closes 12/22! Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚨Attention students!🚨 Whether you’re passionate about politics, science, food or local reporting, this mentorship program will help you develop the skills and confidence to cover climate change with depth, accuracy, and impact. 🌎 🙌

🌎 Start the new year by learning how to communicate about climate change with balance and accuracy through America's first online, non-credit sustainability communication certificate program designed to build the strategic skills today’s leaders need! 🗣️ 🔗 climatecenter.usc.edu/training/cer...

🌡️ Our Temperature Check survey is the first report of its kind that focuses on trends in climate communication across various professions. Your responses inform our work and the work of many other climate professionals around the world. Take the survey here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

2025 Climate Communications Survey

Our Temperature Check survey is the first report of its kind that focuses on trends in climate communication across various professions such as scientists, journalists, PR & corporate sustainability p...

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📣 New blog post! "Palau Embraces Climate Action" by Abigayle (Dirruei) Cariño. Read here: climatecenter.usc.edu/palau-embrac...

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In Palau, we have a saying: “Ng di sengsongd e mrecherchii a klengoes.” “Small twigs banded together can bring a pot to boil.”  This wisdom reminds us that even the smallest among us, when united and ...

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Check out this great op-ed by @allisonagsten.bsky.social in The Hill on Greenland’s rare earth mining and what’s at stake. Read here! thehill.com/opinion/ener...

🌿 In honor of California Biodiversity Day, join us for a conversation on how language shapes public understanding of the natural world. Learn new strategies for communicating biodiversity in ways that inspire awareness and action! Registration link: usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 'Biodiversity' is a Buzzword: How to Talk About It So People Care. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

In celebration of California Biodiversity Day, you are invited to a conversation about how language shapes public understanding of the natural world. Whether describing the richness of life on Earth ...

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Our colleagues at @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social are hosting a webinar: "Extreme Heat — A Rising Public Health Threat" on August 7, 10-11 am PST/ 1-2 pm EST Learn more and register here! usc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Extreme Heat: A Rising Public Health Threat. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

In this webinar, we’ll examine the growing health threat posed by heat and discuss what kinds of regulations and policies can help. Journalists will leave with a host of new ideas for reporting, and a...

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🎙️CCJC is pleased to announce the launch of season two of Electric Futures, "Your Community, Electrified." This season explores a new neighborhood in Southern California that was built with climate disasters in mind. 👇Check it out here! climatecenter.usc.edu/electric-fut...

Electric Futures Season 2 Launches on June 25, 2025 - USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication

The USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is pleased to announce the launch of season two of Electric Futures, a podcast that focuses on the people and communities on the front...

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@uscclimate.bsky.social‬ is accepting applications for its journalism fellowship, which “supports ambitious investigative or explanatory projects about health in the context of wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat, and other disastrous impacts of climate change.” buff.ly/bHD507z

Released for #BiodiversityDay — a new guide that outlines 8 communication challenges and how to overcome them. Developed by @uscclimate, @USCDornsife, @JaneGoodallInst, and @SierraClub Let’s change the story. 🔗 climatecenter.usc.edu/wp-content/u... #CommunicatingBiodiversity #HopeInAction

More details here!: climatecenter.usc.edu/training/hea...

Apply to the Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship! We welcome ambitious projects that explore health in the context of wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat and other impacts of climate change. @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social Learn more here! climatecenter.usc.edu/training/hea...

Congratulations to the team at @slateauto.bsky.social for the launch of their new company – and new truck – last week. It has been a pleasure to work with the executive group to prepare for this moment. Who wouldn’t be intrigued by cool new electric vehicle for under $20k??

❗Big News❗Our brand-new homepage is LIVE! 🎉 Check it out here: climatecenter.usc.edu

📣New blog post! Check it out here: climatecenter.usc.edu/tom-steyer-o...