Writing Climate: An Anxious Environment

TheColumbia Global Paris Centeraddresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science.Nestled in the Montparnasse district,Reid Hallhosts several Columbia University initiatives:Columbia Global Centers | Paris, theInstitute for Ideas and Imagination,Columbia Undergraduate Programs,M.A. in History and Literature, and theGSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement the world over through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.The Paris Center is part of Columbia Global, which brings together major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Its mission is to address complex global challenges through groundbreaking scholarly pursuits, leadership development, cutting-edge research, and projects that aim for social impact. Its long-term goal is to reimagine the university’s role in society as not only a nexus for learning and intellectual exploration but also as a catalyst for creativity and impact locally, regionally, and globally. Columbia Global includes eleven Global Centers, as well as the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Committee on Global Thought, and Columbia World Projects.

Columbia Global Paris Center

In an era where the climate crisis looms large, how can reporters deliver science-based, impactful stories about our planet's future

Reid Hall

Climate Talks at Reid Hall

Climate Talks at Reid Hall are free regular events that form part of the Columbia Global Paris Center’s climate response initiatives. Attend panel discussions, conferences, concerts, and film screenings in French and/or English.

Voices in Journalism at Reid Hall

Events organized in collaboration with our parters Dart Centre Europe, Forbidden Stories, and Le Monde in English, as well as other related initiatives.

This event will be held in English.Co-sponsored by the <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Paris Center </a>and <a href="https://dartcenter.org/europe" title="https://dartcenter.org/europe" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dart Centre Europe</a>, with the support of <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/" title="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Le Monde in English</a>.To be notified of upcoming Paris Center events, we invite you to<a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/paris-newsletters" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/paris-newsletters" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> sign up for our twice monthly newsletter</a>.—Join Nabil Wakim, expert energy journalist at Le Monde, Paloma Moritz, head of the ecology section at Blast, and Juliana Ruhfus, director of Dart Centre Europe, for a discussion on the emotional and intellectual challenges faced by those on the frontlines of climate reporting. In an era where the climate crisis looms large, how can reporters deliver science-based, impactful stories about our planet's future while considering the toll their work takes on both readers and themselves?Moderated by Marie Doezema of the Paris Global Center, this event will explore the intersection of climate writing, personal and newsroom practices, and strategies for addressing news-avoidance and eco-anxiety in an increasingly complex field.SpeakersNabil Wakim, a professor at the Sciences Po School of Journalism and editor-in-chief at Le Monde, is a political journalist specializing in energy topics for the newspaper's Economy section. In addition to writing articles, he hosts the weekly podcast and newsletter Chaleur Humaine, which focuses on his environmental investigations. This project led to the publication of a book with the same name, released by Éditions du Seuil in October 2023. He is also the author of L'arabe pour tous. Pourquoi ma langue est taboue en France (Seuil, 2020). His dual focus blends political reflection on climate, environmental concerns, and ecological transition with societal questions of language, identity, and cultural transmission.Paloma Moritz is a journalist and filmmaker. She worked for four years at the independent media outlet Spicee, where she developed an editorial line focused on impact and solutions journalism. Her favorite topics include the reform of democracy, gender equality, and the ecological emergency, causes she has been committed to for many years. In 2018, she co-founded the association <a href="https://mieuxvoter.fr/" title="https://mieuxvoter.fr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mieux Voter</a>, which advocates for a new voting system called “majority judgment.” She currently leads the ecology section at <a href="https://www.blast-info.fr/" title="https://www.blast-info.fr/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blast</a>, where she writes, directs, and presents shows that analyze and report on ecological issues, as well as politics, democratic questions, and gender inequality.Juliana Ruhfus took over as director of Dart Centre Europe (DCE) in 2022, a relationship that started in 2010 with her attendance of one of Dart’s first UK retreats. Juliana is an award-winning internationally known broadcaster and journalist with a career spanning more than twenty-five years working as reporter, film-maker and executive producer in documentary and current affairs production. She received the Dart Ochberg fellowship in 2012, followed by a scholarship for Harvard’s Global Trauma Programme in 2013, and more than ten years as a trustee on DCE’s European board of Directors. Outside DCE Juliana continues to work as a mentor on investigative journalism projects for organizations that include<a href="http://journalismfund.eu/" title="http://journalismfund.eu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> JournalismFund.eu</a> and Open Democracy. You can find out more about her work <a href="https://www.julianaruhfus.net/" title="https://www.julianaruhfus.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Organizers<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dartcenter.org_europe&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&amp;r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&amp;m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&amp;s=NFeVd5CBYXV5HdhXjN5IvbQi9KK8mOa9D8_NaoxsoYA&amp;e=" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dartcenter.org_europe&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&amp;r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&amp;m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&amp;s=NFeVd5CBYXV5HdhXjN5IvbQi9KK8mOa9D8_NaoxsoYA&amp;e=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma</a> is a resource center and global network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. It is a project of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, with international satellite offices in London and Melbourne. Through the innovative work of its staff and the active engagement of volunteer news professionals, clinicians, and researchers, the Dart Center has been able to respond to exceptional events challenging journalism while expanding a core commitment to innovative training and support for all news professionals encountering violence and tragedy in the practice of their craft. The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is a global leader in journalism ethics and innovative reporting practice; news organizations' duty of care; safety training for news professionals; and expanding press freedom.The <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Paris Center</a> addresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science. The Paris Center is part of <a href="https://global.columbia.edu/" title="https://global.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global</a>, which brings together major global initiatives from across the university including the <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Centers</a>, <a href="https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/" title="https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia World Projects</a>, the <a href="https://cgt.columbia.edu/" title="https://cgt.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Committee on Global Thought</a>, the<a href="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" title="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Institute for Ideas and Imagination</a>, and <a href="https://global.undergrad.columbia.edu/studyabroad" title="https://global.undergrad.columbia.edu/studyabroad" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Undergraduate Global Engagement</a>.VenueNestled in the Montparnasse district, <a href="https://reidhall.globalcenters.columbia.edu/" title="https://reidhall.globalcenters.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reid Hall</a> hosts several Columbia University initiatives:<a href="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" title="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>the <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Paris Center</a>, the<a href="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" title="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Institute for Ideas and Imagination</a>, the <a href="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" title="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Undergraduate Programs</a>, the <a href="https://historyandliterature.columbia.edu/" title="https://historyandliterature.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">M.A. in History and Literature</a>,<a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" title="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>and the <a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" title="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">GSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program</a>. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement with the world through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.The views and opinions expressed by speakers and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the Columbia Global Paris Center or its affiliates.

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