Communicators for Climate Action
Category Description
Recognises innovative communicators using creative media to raise awareness, inspire action, and shift perceptions on climate change. Open to individuals, groups, and organisations producing impactful storytelling through visual arts, audio, performance, digital platforms, and journalism that drive climate-conscious mindsets and community engagement.
In an era marked by escalating climate challenges, how we communicate the urgency, realities, and solutions of climate change is just as important as the science itself. Effective climate communication bridges the gap between knowledge and public engagement by resonating deeply with culture, traditional identities, people’s values, and lived experiences. Through storytelling, visual art, music, digital media, and other means, creative communication transforms complex climate science into compelling narratives that inspire understanding, shift perceptions, and catalyse meaningful action.
The Communicators for Climate Action category celebrates outstanding initiatives that harness the power of creative media to illuminate the causes, consequences, and solutions of climate change in ways that are accessible, emotionally engaging, and transformative. This award recognises individuals, collectives, organisations, and creative teams whose work raises awareness, amplifies marginalised voices, mobilises communities, and fosters climate-positive change.
Applicants should include standalone works, innovative campaigns, or ongoing series across diverse media forms, such as but not limited to:
- Visual storytelling (film, photo, visual art):Â Harnessing motion pictures, compelling images, and creative visuals to engage audiences emotionally and narrate climate realities.
- Audio & music (radio, podcasts, songs):Â Using soundscapes, storytelling podcasts, and original music compositions to evoke awareness and inspire climate action.
- Performance & theatre: Live or recorded drama, spoken word, or movement-based performances forge emotional connections with the audience.
- Digital & interactive media (social media, AR/VR, online campaigns): Employing immersive technologies, interactive platforms, and digital campaigns to deepen understanding and mobilise communities.
- Written journalism & storytelling: Articles, investigative reporting, essays, blogs—critical for unpacking complex issues, amplifying voices, or sharing local climate narratives.
Entries must demonstrate clear impact or strong potential to influence public perception, shift dominant narratives, and inspire climate-conscious mindsets and behaviours. The award honours those at the forefront of translating climate science into stories and experiences that move people to care—and act.