European Journalism Centre Announces Finalists for 2024 Climate Journalism Award Supported by Google News Initiative
Copenhagen, Denmark – The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is pleased to reveal the fourteen finalists for the 2024 Climate Journalism Award. This prestigious recognition celebrates innovative storytelling in the global fight against climate change and the spread of misinformation. For the second year in a row, the award is supported by the Google News Initiative.
With the climate crisis reaching critical levels, the role of strong and credible climate journalism has never been more important. The Climate Journalism Award aims to elevate trustworthy journalism, combat misinformation, and celebrate innovation and solution-based storytelling. By doing so, the award ensures that the public receives accurate and impactful narratives that can shape discourse and influence policy decisions on this pressing issue.
“The Climate Journalism Award is more important than ever,” said Lars Boering, Director of the European Journalism Centre. “The shortlisted projects showcase a diverse range of topics and innovative approaches to one of the most important issues of our time.”
The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on October 10, 2024, during the News Impact Summit in Copenhagen. Registration for the event can be found on the EJC website.
The independent jury has selected the following projects as finalists in the five categories:
1. Data-driven visualization
– Hot nights
– Spain at flood risk: over a million homes stand at hazardous areas
– The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world
2. Fighting climate misinformation
– How big finance greenwashes climate crisis culprits
– Clima, in Europa i populisti diventano più popolari (e viceversa). Negazionismo addio, ora lo slogan è “tutta colpa della Cina”
– Climat : les riches polluent plus que les pauvres?
3. Pinpoint investigations
– World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink
– Viel versprochen, und dann?
– Greenwashing made in Europe by Michelin and BNP Paribas in Indonesia
4. Storytelling & solutions
– Catch-22 on the Baltic: The Twilight of Poland’s Coastal Fishermen
– Especial sequera: Canvi de cicle
– In the Swedish Arctic, a battle for the climate rages
5. Emerging talent
– Santander arranged billion-dollar oil bond after making green pledge
– Cortei, sabotaggi, tribunali: così è cambiata la lotta dei giovani attivisti per il clima.
For more information about the Climate Journalism Award and the 2024 finalists, please read the blog post by the European Journalism Centre summarising the finalists in the above shortlist.
Contact:
Lucas Daniëls
European Journalism Centre
daniels@ejc.net
About the European Journalism Centre
The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is an independent Dutch non-profit organization based in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Our mission is to support, strengthen and develop journalism and media in the Council of Europe. We are a centre for communities, knowledge and collaboration with partners and funders, and we believe that reimagining journalism is key.
About Google News Initiative
The Google News Initiative launched in 2018 to bring together efforts across the company to help build a stronger future for news. With a partnership spanning nearly two decades, Google has supported over 7,000 news partners in more than 120 countries and territories through more than $300 million in global funding.
