Climate Nexus

{{Short description|Non Profit Organization in United States}}

Climate Nexus was a non-profit journalism and climate communication organization.{{Cite web |title=Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 and Beyond |url=https://foe.org/news/deny-deceive-delay/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Friends of the Earth |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609135217/https://foe.org/news/deny-deceive-delay/ |url-status=live }} The organization was primarily focused on the role of the United States in Climate Change.{{Cite web |title=Climate Nexus {{!}} Mission |url=https://climatenexus.org/mission-role/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Climate Nexus |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529074544/https://climatenexus.org/mission-role/ |url-status=live }} Material from their reporting has been used by a number of national and international publications, through their network Nexus Media News.{{Cite web |title=Partners |url=https://nexusmedianews.com/partners/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Nexus Media News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516125258/https://nexusmedianews.com/partners/ |url-status=live }} Climate Nexus was formed in 2011.{{Cite web |title=Climate Nexus |url=https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/people-partners/climate-nexus/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Yale Program on Climate Change Communication |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002154806/https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/people-partners/climate-nexus/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Climate Nexus |url=https://www.devex.com/organizations/climate-nexus-61961 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=DEVEX |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610124415/https://www.devex.com/organizations/climate-nexus-61961 |url-status=live }} Initial support to the group was from the Skoll Foundation.{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Matthew Bishop, Michael |title=Changing the World Through Storytelling |url=https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazine/fall-2013-changing-the-world-through-storytelling/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Philanthropy Roundtable |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811204346/https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazine/fall-2013-changing-the-world-through-storytelling/ |url-status=live }}

The organization closed in June 21, 2024 due to challenges with the funding environment.{{Cite web |last=Nexus |first=Climate |date=2024-06-04 |title=A Heartfelt Thank You From The Climate Nexus Team |url=https://climatenexus.org/climate-change-news/the-climate-nexus-team-would-like-to-extend-a-heartfelt-thank-you/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Climate |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=POLITICO Pro: Influential climate comms firm Climate Nexus to shutter |url=https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/05/influential-climate-comms-firm-to-shutter-00161055 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=subscriber.politicopro.com |language=en}} A Semafor report said it was largely due to funding: with some funders not wanting to work on climate justice, and others only wanting to support technologies like carbon dioxide removal.{{Cite news |title=🟡 Semafor Net Zero: Carbon removal still won’t save the planet {{!}} Semafor {{!}} Semafor |url=https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/06/05/2024/carbon-removal-still-wont-save-the-planet |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241010102143/https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/06/05/2024/carbon-removal-still-wont-save-the-planet |archive-date=2024-10-10 |access-date=2025-04-07 |language=en}}