KLIMA° vor acht e.V. is committed to scientifically based climate reporting in the media. The non-profit organization promotes regular TV broadcasts on the climate crisis to raise awareness and initiate sustainable changes. Dedicated members from various fields support this mission.
KLIMA° vor acht e.V. is a non-profit association, founded on October 7, 2020, in Singen, Germany. The goal of the association is to encourage public broadcasters to produce scientifically based climate reporting and to broadcast it daily during prime time to reach a wide audience.
The main mission of KLIMA° vor acht is to establish regular and high-quality reporting on the climate crisis in television programs. The association emphasizes the need to treat the climate crisis as an existential crisis for human civilization and to report on it with the same urgency and attention as other critical issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic[2][4].
The association was founded by a group of people with roots in the climate movement and currently has over 30 volunteer members, including journalists, scientists, students, IT specialists, and executives. The funding for the project was achieved through a successful crowdfunding campaign that reached its funding goal of 20,000 euros in less than four hours and ultimately nearly doubled[1][2].
KLIMA° vor acht is actively engaged in the media landscape to improve climate reporting. This includes participation in expert councils, such as the German Association of Specialized Journalists (DFJV), and involvement in international climate conferences like COP28 to emphasize the importance of comprehensive climate reporting[2][4].
Through its efforts and initiatives, KLIMA° vor acht aims to bring the climate crisis into the focus of public attention and promote sustainable changes in media reporting.
