Syli
Vol. I — Issue 04
Climate media infrastructure
Building a Global Climate Movement Since 2023

Building a stronger climate media ecosystem.

Syli strengthens the global climate media ecosystem. We partner with funders, news organisations, broadcasters, NGOs, and creators to build the capacity, products, and infrastructure that climate journalism needs to thrive.

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Photo · Kenrick Mills · birds at dusk

The network, as it stands

Last updated · Q2 · 2026
Reach
45+

countries with active media partners across six continents.

News organisations
145+

publishers, broadcasters and creators in Africa, Asia, Europe and LATAM.

MVP Fund
7

global climate news products in-market.

Story Fund
11

climate culture stories that don't stop when the story is published.

The five pillars

A modular architecture for a regenerative climate media ecosystem.

Culture & community

Communities of practice, built to last.

Standing communities of journalists, editors, producers and creators across 45 countries. Rooted in a shared approach: exchanges and embedded residencies that turn climate narratives into an integrated beat with permanence and impact.

Programmes

Five pillars. Six initiatives. One worldwide network. Designed to interconnect.

CultureSocial impact

climateXchange

A global exchange for climate culture journalism. Change-makers collaborating across borders to embed climate narratives in culture.

Worldwide→
Social impactData

The Impact Lab

Shifting news organisation culture from the inside out. Fellowships pioneering Impact Strategist roles to drive lasting systemic change in news organisations worldwide. Resources and methodologies for measuring media impact.

UK · Global→
Data intelligence

Maai

Your climate narrative intelligence partner. 3.5MM records over 50 years analysed to understand climate resonance. The engagement formula — Crisis + Solution + Hope + Action — surfaces framing, tone and agency gaps to turn data-heavy reporting into real-world action.

East Africa · UK→
Capital & regen

The Innovation Fund

Regenerating climate journalism from the outside in. Accelerating MVP products and mobilising local investment for ecosystem-sustaining models.

South East Asia→
Culture

Climate Residency

Climate intelligence embedded at editorial level. In-house residencies that accelerate climate discourse across the whole news organisation.

SE Asia · E. Africa→

While others work from the outside, Syli is embedded inside news organisations, inside communities, building the infrastructure that makes climate journalism unstoppable.

Tom Trewinnard · Syli
The network at work
A speaker presents "Rewriting Climate Journalism" at a climateXchange convening
climateXchange · Rewriting climate journalism
A member speaks during a roundtable working session
Member session · Communities of practice
Two participants working together on a shared plan during a workshop
Workshop · Climate by design
Build the ecosystem with us

Climate narratives need stronger systems to thrive.

News organisations lack the capacity. Independent voices lack the funding. The vacuum is being filled by lobbying, misinformation and manipulation.

Syli exists to close that gap, not by parachuting in resources, but by building a resilient infrastructure. We work with funders, media organisations, NGOs, businesses, and strategic partners to build the infrastructure that makes trusted climate media more resilient, innovative and sustainable. Whether you're looking to strengthen your news organisation, support the ecosystem or co-create new solutions, we'd love to talk.

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Journalists at work in The Star newsroom, Kuala Lumpur 📍 The Star · Kuala Lumpur · 2025
Communities of practice, built to last. Crafted climate networks built for collaboration across 45 countries. Rooted in a shared approach: exchanges, festivals, fellowships and embedded residencies that turn climate narratives into an integrated beat with permanence and impact. Embedding impact inside the news organisation. Climate journalism only matters if it moves people. We codify what works and put that knowledge inside news organisations through 12-month fellowships. Impact Strategists are embedded in news organisations, building the structures that let editorial output translate into real-world action. The infrastructure for permanent climate coverage. Distributed climate desks, shared infrastructure, joint-reporting capacity. The operational backbone to transform one-off climate coverage into systemic change, bringing climate content to every editorial desk. The premise: every editorial desk should be a climate desk. A working language for what actually lands. Generate data intelligence that helps organisations understand emerging trends and opportunities across the climate communications ecosystem. These insights are translated into research, programmes and practical action, creating a continuous cycle of learning and improvement. Beyond the grant cycle. We accelerate climate news MVPs through to commercial product, and mobilise local investors into ecosystem-sustaining business models, so the work outlives any single funder. The 7 products currently in-market are the proof of concept.