You can help make climate change research accessible to millions.
Are you a climate change professional or researcher? ~~Join the campaign!~~ THE CAMPAIGN HAS ENDED. Keep an eye out in 2025 for Round 2!

How does it work?

It only takes one edit to participate! And you don't even have to edit Wikipedia yourself.

Here’s what you’d need to do:

1. Find a climate change -related Wikipedia article that covers a topic in your area of expertise.

2. Read through the article. Do you see

any incorrect or out of date information?
any gaps where information is missing?
any concepts that aren't explained properly, in an understandable way?

3. Email your proposed fix to the Wikipedia content to Tatjana, the campaign organiser (t.baleta@exeter.ac.uk). If you're proposing the addition of new information, please include a reputable source.

Here's a template you can fill out and send:
Article name:
Text to be edited (as it exists on Wikipedia):
Text to replace this (your proposed change):
Sources:
Reason for change:

OR, if you're already a Wikipedia editor you can make your own edit, but you'll need to do it on an assigned date. Reach out to t.baleta@exeter.ac.uk to receive a date.

4. Pass the baton! Share the post provided on social media and invite your collegues to participate.

5. Bask in the glory of having contributed to public understanding of climate change issues.

What is a climate change edit?

For our purposes, a climate change edit is any edit made to Wikipedia's climate change content. This would include:

edits to articles that are explicitly about climate change (e.g.: Climate change adaptation) as well as
adding relevant missing information about climate change to articles that are not explicitly about climate change (e.g.: adding information about choosing a carbon-friendly diet to the aricle Diet (nutrition).

We want to make meaningful edits, so simply correcting a spelling mistake won't cut it! But at the same time, you don't need to spend hours writing paragraphs of text.

A meaningful edit could be:

Deleting misinformation or superfluous information.
Correcting out of date information with the latest research.
Adding missing information or perspectives.

Examples:

Correcting misinformation stating that corals are not effected by climate change to the article Coral reef.
Adding information about the environmental impacts of flying first class to the article First class (aviation).

Don't forget to include reputable sources in your edits!

FAQs

How many edits do I have to make?

Just one! You only need to send us one single proposed edit to participate in the campaign. But you are welcome (and encouraged) to send more than one.

I've never edited Wikipedia before, can I still participate?

Definitely. You don't even need to edit Wikipedia yourself to participate, you can simply send your proposed edit to t.baleta@exeter.ac.uk and the edit will be made on your behalf. If you are a Wikipedia editor already you are welcome to make the edit yourself, but you'll need to be assigned a date on which to make it. Email us to receive a date.

Can I participate anonymously?

Yes. We'd prefer to have your name so that we can aknowledge you, but yes, you can participate anonymously.

I'm not a researcher or climate change professional. Can I still participate?

Unfortunately this particular campaign is focused on leveraging the expertise of researchers (current PhD students and up) and climate change professionals. If you don't fall into these categories you can assist the campaign by letting User:TatjanaClimate know about any needed edits to climate change -related Wikipedia articles!

Help, I have another question!

Email the campaign coordinator at t.baleta@exeter.ac.uk