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Climate Media Training Fellowship

Shaping the narrative for climate justice on the Road to COP30

The Climate Media Training Fellowship empowers climate leaders to shape the global conversation ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil and beyond. Through multilingual training, mentorship, and hands-on media opportunities, fellows gain the tools and connections to amplify frontline voices, reclaim narratives, and influence climate policy. Led by Youth Climate Collaborative and 350.org with a coalition of global and Brazilian partners, the program ensures underrepresented voices are not only present at COP30, but leading the story.

📅 Program Dates: September 10 – December 30, 2025
🌎 Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French (primarily in English, with some in-person and virtual sessions offered in these other languages too)
🤝 Core Supporters: Oxfam Novib, The Carmack Collective, Chilli App

Register for the Fellowship Here

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Register for the Virtual Africa Climate Media Training Sessions (register separately for Day 1 and Day 2)

Day 1: Wednesday, September 17th: REGISTER

  1. Debunking the EACOP Narratives

  2. Science Communication

  3. African Media Landscape

  4. Content Creation 101, including Digital/AI Tools Overview

  5. Public Speaking

Day 2: Thursday, September 18th: REGISTER

  1. Media Misinformation and Disinformation

  2. Telling a Good Story

  3. Campaigning/the EACOP Campaign

  4. Reframing False Narratives

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Register for our In-Person New York Climate Week - Climate Media Training:

Sunday, September 21st from 9:00am-6:00pm: REGISTER

Why This Fellowship Matters

Storytelling is a pillar of democracy, and in the climate movement, it’s a tool for justice. Yet too often, youth and frontline leaders lack the access, training, and platforms to shape the media narrative before major policy decisions are made.

The Climate Media Training Fellowship closes that gap. Together with partners, we’re building a global network of prepared, confident, and well-connected storytellers who can shift public perception, strengthen advocacy, and help deliver meaningful climate action.

What Fellows Receive

Media Training

  • Online and in-person sessions in four languages: EN, SP, PT, FR

  • Skills in public speaking, op-ed writing, pitching, interviews, creative storytelling, and combating mis- and dis-information.

  • Special sessions for Africa Climate Week (online), NY Climate Week (in-person), and COP30 (in-person).

Opportunities

  • Access to curated and crowdsourced media opportunities.

  • Speaker database with your profile, shared with the public and media outlets.

  • Table Talks with experienced journalists, campaign strategists, and other media professionals.

Specialized Campaign Support

  • Support for coordinated climate campaigns and aligned messaging strategies.

  • Selected participants will receive specialized campaign training and funding from Chilli App to advance their campaigns.

Who Should Apply

We welcome applications from climate leaders of any age, especially from underrepresented, frontline, Indigenous, traditional, and Global South communities, who are:

  • Passionate about climate justice and narrative change.

  • Interested in storytelling, journalism, or creative media.

  • Ready to commit time and energy from September 1 until December 30, 2025.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

Maya Angelou