ICLEI provides media and communications assistance for members, and this section offers links to support and resources. Also, each ICLEI member is encouraged to designate a Media Liaison to ICLEI, and this person will receive periodic updates from the ICLEI Communications Team on everything from media opportunities to tips and resources such as template press releases, which will also be listed in this Media Support section.

Media Resources From ICLEI

• Setting the Record Straight: Responses to Common Challenges to Climate Science
  This Climate Leadership Initiative document provides scientifically credible responses to some of the most commonly heard challenges on human-induced climate change.

• National Conversation Media Outreach Tipsheet
  A suggested timeline for implementing various media strategies to promote the 2009 National Conversation on Climate Action.
• Memorandum: Toolkit for Local Climate Action Week Media Events
  A listing of materials to help communities participating in “Local Climate Action Week” (December 8-15, 2008) organize a local event and gain media attention.

>> View All Media Support Resources

>> Search ICLEI’s Press Releases

>> Read the Latest Climate and Sustainability News

General Climate News Resources

• Weather and Climate Science - USA Today
• In the Greenhouse: Confronting a Changing Climate - Washington Post
• Global Warming section and Dot Earth blog - New York Times
• Environmental News - Grist