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In April 2025, climateXchange invited journalists from across Europe to our working session in Rome, Italy. The result is this contemporary and practical look at the challenges of bringing the subject to the attention of the continent's varied and demanding media audiences.
Dr Carmen Nicoara cXc Impact Lead; Simon Ingram cXc Editor; Shereen Daver cXc Programme Director
As wildfires, floods, and record-breaking temperatures sweep across the continent, the climate crisis is no longer a distant threat; it’s already reshaping daily life, economies, and political discourse.
According to the European Environment Agency (2024), climate-related extreme events have cost the EU an estimated €738 billion between 1980 and 2023, with over €162 billion (22%) of those losses occurring between 2021 and 2023. Yet even as the crisis intensifies, climate journalism struggles to maintain relevance, attention, and trust. Amid war, inflation and political polarisation, stories about climate often get crowded out or dismissed as alarmist, abstract, or disconnected from what people care about. In this context, the role of journalism is more vital than ever: not just to report the facts, but to help the public imagine (and navigate) life in a rapidly changing world.
At climateXchange (cXc), we believe that climate is culture. This belief drives our mission to empower newsrooms with the tools and strategies to tell stories that resonate deeply with their audiences and inspire meaningful action. Building on the insights from the 2024 knowledgeXchange workshop in Brussels, our 2025 workshop held in Rome brought together journalists, editors, and media leaders from Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, to reflect, collaborate, and expand on the challenges that continue to shape climate journalism in the region.
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