Deadline: 23-May-23
The Climate Tracker, in alliance with FES Transformación, launches the H2V Challenges project with the aim of training, accompanying and financing 12 journalists based in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay who will have the challenge of producing a quality journalistic piece on the energy transition with a special focus on the green hydrogen agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Why talk about green hydrogen and just transition?
- For Latin America and the Caribbean, various global studies show that the region has the potential to reach very competitive prices and costs for the production of low-carbon hydrogen, mainly that produced based on electrolysis, wind and solar energy.
- Understanding that Latin American and Caribbean countries have a marked history of economies strongly based on the extraction of natural resources with great environmental impacts and often without real wealth redistribution, and also seeing the interest of multinational companies, financial organizations and governments in rapid deployment of this technology, is that they must seriously focus on all the questions raised above.
What is this program about?
- This program will take place virtually for 4 months between June and October. During this period, the 12 selected journalists (one per country) will receive training sessions on green hydrogen, journalism and energy transition.
- In addition, each journalist will receive personalized editorial support to develop a quality report, focused on the questions surrounding green hydrogen in the region.
- In the last part of the program, Climate Tracker will carry out a journalistic guide on green Hydrogen in Latin America and the Caribbean, which compiles the 12 articles written by the selected journalists.
What are the benefits of the program?
- This is a great opportunity to hone your skills as a journalist, expand your contact networks and strengthen your experience in covering climate change and the environment.
- The benefits are:
What do the selected ones commit to?
- Once selected, they’ll get the ball rolling real quick! Journalists will be required to participate in group learning sessions led by the team (4 during the first month of the program).
- In addition, they will also have the possibility to make individual and group calls with their mentors, and they will work on products and multimedia contributions.
- In summary, the fellows commit to:
- Publish an article in national or regional media. These works will focus on the different questions surrounding green hydrogen and will include original photos.
- Participate in all training and mentoring sessions.
- Produce proposals, drafts, and updates to articles in accordance with the Climate Tracker training and publication schedule.
- Participate openly in what they consider a professional development program.
Eligibility Criteria
- This opportunity is open to journalists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay with something to tell about one of the aspects of green hydrogen (associated technology, its impacts, government plans, investment flow, among others).
- Journalists who work in the media and/or independently may apply.
- The selection of the 12 journalists will be based on the quality of the journalistic proposal, experience in journalism, interest and potential to learn, and availability to participate and report throughout the project, between June and October 2023.
- The ideal candidates should have:
- At least one year of experience in journalism
- Demonstrated interest in environmental and climate issues
- A great proposal for a journalistic story to tell
- Curiosity and commitment: this is a learning experience that they hope you will make the most of
For more information, visit Climate Tracker.
