Deadline: Ongoing
As climate change worsens and global carbon emissions keep increasing, how is your country reacting to this crisis? How are people in local communities being affected by climate shocks? What role are climate policies playing?
Climate change is a global issue, capable of amplifying existing inequalities. But, as the global temperature rises, not all climate stories are being told with equal representation, particularly in developing countries.
If you’re a young journalist looking to publish one of these climate stories, we want to introduce you to our new pitching guide. We’re looking for stories about climate impacts, solutions, policies and science from all over the world.
Climate Tracker is an international publication with a very wide audience. Because of this, all stories must be filed in English and should aim to use simple language to explain the complexities of the climate crisis.
A good pitch should also aim to be concise and include a provisional title, which helps both the freelancers and editors to grasp the focus of the story.
Types of Stories:
We’re interested in new stories from your own agenda. We’re not looking for breaking news or press releases. We’re also not looking for opinion pieces. Instead, we want to tell original stories that are going unnoticed.
Feature story: Yours is a story from the first line of the climate crisis. We want to tell the story of the people impacted and the complex reasons behind those climate impacts. We also want to fiscalize people in power and their climate policy decisions. For these types of stories, you should aim for a feature.
Explainer: Climate change is a complex issue. We want to take a complex issue, analyze it and explain the different ways in which it impacts people. This might cover a specific climate policy, a controversy within the scientific community or a new law, for example.
Profile: Some people make a very big difference in the fight against climate change. We want to hear their story. Think about an environmental defender, a climate policy leader or a scientist working on an important breakthrough.
Benefits:
We pay 150 EUR for each freelance story. This takes into account original photos and adapting the story for our Climate Weekly newsletter.
How to apply:
You can send your pitch to the email address [email protected], and our Editor-in-Chief, Sebastián Rodríguez, will review it and get back to you in the next 1 to 5 days.
