Journalists under 30 could win a four-figure grant in a competition aimed at discovering new ways of reporting on the climate crisis.

Grants of £1,500 are available to four journalists aged between 18 and 29 as part of an initiative led by Falmouth University.

The university is set to host a one-day online journalism summit called Reporting Earth on 21 September, a week ahead of the Youth Summit of the UN Climate Change Conference.

As part of the initiative, young journalists are being urged to enter a contest pitching ideas on new ways of reporting on the crisis.

Ideas can be submitted by individuals or teams, focusing on journalism covering one of five topics: – eco anxiety, diversity & decolonisation, activism, solution-based thinking and the biodiversity crisis.

Judges will be looking for innovative approaches to format, reach, distribution, social media strategy and accessing diverse voices.

As well as the grant to develop their ideas, the winners will present their pitches to leading practitioners, thinkers and innovators in the fields of journalism and climate science at the Reporting Earth summit.

Event organiser Kate de Pury, pictured, said: “Reporting Earth is a chance for young journalists to bring fresh ideas to the table and gain insight from some of the news industry’s expert environment editors.

“Falmouth is so lucky to have Exeter’s renowned climate scientists Gail Whiteman and Richard Betts joining the Reporting Earth event, giving our journalists the benefit of their world-class expertise.”

More information can be found here.