Election campaign reporting: What climat • Table.Briefings

Heat warning in Essen: The climate affects practically all areas of life – including the question of how cities can be better cooled in midsummer.

Beyond party politics, the climate must be on the agenda in the German parliamentary election campaign, demands the Climate Journalism Network in an open letter. Disinformation and sensational reporting should be avoided. More than 50 media professionals have already signed the letter.

In their open letter, the initiators of the Climate Journalism Network write that the federal election campaign that has just begun is „about much more than percentages and mandates“. Far beyond the coming legislative period, „decisive action is needed at all political levels to achieve climate neutrality and protect our livelihoods„. The climate must therefore play a role in the election campaign.

Election campaign reporting: What climate journalists are demanding

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