We Want to Hear From You! Take Our 2026 Temperature Check Survey
How are shifting policies, artificial intelligence, misinformation, and emerging technologies changing the way we communicate about climate change? The USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication invites climate communicators to participate in our annual Temperature Check survey, which explores
The AI Conversation We’re All Having
It started last spring, and by the time fall semester began it was in full swing – the majority of my conversations with students and colleagues are now about the intersection of AI and sustainability. Students wondered out loud about
Meet Stevie Gray: Turning Climate Communication into Action
Stevie Gray was a member of the second cohort of our Sustainability Communication certificate program. We are excited to take a peek behind the curtain at his new job at the Producers Guild of America, where he is the Outreach
Seeing from the reef’s perspective
Coral reefs have been here for millions of years. They have built underwater cityscapes out of calcium and highways for fish and all forms of undersea life. A diverse ecosystem of stationary sea anemone, schools of fish, and spiny shrimp
“Rising Above the Melt”
Earlier this month, documentary photographer and multimedia journalist from India, Avidha Raha, exhibited her 30-photo series ‘Rising Above the Melt’ at the USC Fisher Museum of Art. She is an Arts and Climate Grant Awardee, along with being a graduate
Electric Futures Season 3 Launches Episode 1 on April 9, 2026
The USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is pleased to announce that Season 3, Episode 1 of the Electric Futures podcast, a series that explores the transition to greener energy, is dropping on April 9, 2026. This season,
Data Center Debates and American Democracy
Season 3 of Electric Futures looks at data centers and the impact they are having on communities. We focus on Imperial Valley where a large data center has been proposed. I come out of discussions about hyperscale data centers in
Sustainability breakthroughs at Viterbi: How AI and data are shaping the future
The USC Trojan Sustainability Network, in partnership with the USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication, is pleased to announce the next event in our TSN Talks series. This session will feature distinguished USC leaders who have contributed to
Electric Futures Live on April 9th
Electric Futures Live: everything you need to know about data centers When: April 9, 2026 at noon Where: ANN 106 On the occasion of the drop of third season of ‘Electric Futures’, join us for a live recording of the
Resources for 2025 LA Fire Survivors
Through our special season of Electric Futures, My Story is a Climate Story, we offer you an intimate glimpse into the experiences of five USC professors who lost their homes during the 2025 LA Fires. If you are or someone
Electric Futures special season My Story is a Climate Story launches on Feb. 4, 2026
The USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is pleased to announce the launch of a special season of Electric Futures, a podcast that explores the lesser-known stories of the energy transition from the perspectives of those who are
My Story is a Climate Story: Rebuilding after a disaster
Climate change can often feel abstract. We hear the figure ‘1.5˚C’ thrown around like the symbol of doomsday, the final tipping point before we get to the point of no return, but what does it mean? What does it look like? We have started to understand what it means in recent years. When hurricanes destroy entire communities and kill hundreds of people, we start to see the actual effects of these climate change-driven events on people.
