Climainfo

What Climainfo does

ClimaInfo (legal name Instituto ClimaInfo) is a Brazilian nonprofit organization founded in 1991 and headquartered in São Paulo that produces Portuguese-language journalism, educational content, and public-facing analysis on climate change. Its core output is a daily newsletter aggregating national and international climate news, supplemented by original reporting, expert interviews, analyses, and fact-checks published on its website climainfo.org.br and distributed through Instagram, Bluesky, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The organization also operates the "Papo de Clima" live video series, the "ClimaInfo Podcast," and a catalogue of five free online courses plus a climate glossary covering climate science, climate justice, regional impacts in Brazil, journalism and climate, and challenges and solutions.

The technology stack is a standard WordPress-based content management system used to publish articles and host course materials, with social media platforms serving as the primary audience engagement and distribution layer. There is no proprietary software, no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI or machine learning capabilities. Editorial coverage extends globally across more than 15 countries on four continents, although the audience and language focus is Brazilian Portuguese.

The business model is nonprofit: all content, including courses and the daily bulletin, is provided free of charge with no paywalls or subscriptions. Revenue comes from donations and institutional grants, with no commercial revenue streams, no disclosed funding sources, and no published financial statements. The organization employs approximately 20 people and is governed as an independent civil society entity without partisan affiliation. Its primary customer segments are the Brazilian general public, journalists covering climate, educators and students, climate activists, and policymakers or politicians seeking evidence-based climate information.

Name

Climainfo

Legal name

Instituto ClimaInfo

Website

https://climainfo.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ClimaInfo (Instituto ClimaInfo) is a São Paulo-based Brazilian nonprofit founded in 1991 that publishes a daily Portuguese-language climate news bulletin, original reporting, a podcast, live video series, and free educational courses for the general public, journalists, educators, and policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Journalism and Education

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Climate journalism
• Environmental education
• Climate news media
• Nonprofit media
• Climate communication

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a nonprofit organization (Instituto ClimaInfo), the organization operates as a nonprofit entity without commercial revenue streams. Funding comes from donations and institutional grants to support its mission of qualifying public debate on the climate crisis with reliable, clear, and evidence-based information.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Climainfo is a Brazilian nonprofit that publishes a daily climate-news bulletin, original reporting, interviews, analyses, and fact-checks on its website and social channels to qualify public debate on the climate crisis. It complements this journalistic output with free online courses, a podcast, a live expert-conversation video series called Papo de Clima, and thematic editorial sections covering extreme weather, energy transition, economy-and-climate, and land use.

Product overview

Climainfo (Instituto ClimaInfo) is a non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive climate information platform consisting of daily newsletters, live video series (Papo de Clima), podcast content, educational courses, and thematic editorial sections. The core offerings include the daily newsletter delivering curated climate news summaries, the Papo de Clima live series for public education, and multiple online courses covering topics like climate science, Brazilian regional impacts, climate justice, environmental journalism, and a climate glossary. The platform maintains several editorial focus areas covering extreme weather events, energy transition, deforestation, and climate policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Papo de Clima: A series of live conversations where Climainfo discusses the connection between climate, economy, and politics with experts and guests, in an accessible format.
• ClimaInfo Podcast

Products and services

• ClimaInfo Daily Newsletter Daily email bulletin delivering curated summaries and analyses of the main climate news published in national and international press, available free of charge to subscribers.
• Papo de Clima Live video series connecting climate, economy, and politics through conversations with experts and guests, broadcast on YouTube and Instagram for public education.
• ClimaInfo Podcast Audio content series covering climate topics for audience education and engagement, distributed as part of the ClimaInfo editorial program.
• Entenda as Mudanças Climáticas (Understanding Climate Change) Free online course covering the climate emergency from a scientific perspective, climate implications in daily life, climate geopolitics, and possible solutions.
• Regiões Brasileiras (Brazilian Regions) Free online course with 15 lessons (7 hours total) covering how the climate emergency affects different regions of Brazil, including the North, Northeast, and South, with regional specificities.
• Justiça Climática (Climate Justice) Free online course covering environmental racism, climate justice, and correlations between gender and climate.
• Jornalismo e Clima (Journalism and Climate) Free online course helping journalists understand the nuances of environmental journalism, with access to debates, information, and tools for climate and environmental coverage.
• Glossário Climático (Climate Glossary) Free online glossary translating the main jargon, acronyms, and scientific terms related to climate science and climate change issues.
• Dúvidas do Clima Free educational resource answering common questions about climate topics such as nuclear energy, oil dependency, El Niño, and just energy transition.
• Em Foco Editorial Sections Thematic editorial sections covering climate topics including extreme rains (Chuvas Extremas), extreme droughts (Secas Extremas), heat waves (Ondas de Calor), deforestation (Desmatamento), COP, Northeast (Nordeste Potência), Amazon free of oil and gas, Petrobras, climate disinformation, and climate and elections.

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily publications reach general public, journalists, and policymakers with reliable climate information

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Observatório do Clima: Brazilian civil society network of ~60 environmental organizations producing climate policy analysis, emissions data, and journalism. Most direct comparable to ClimaInfo as a Brazil-based nonprofit climate communications entity serving overlapping audiences of journalists, policymakers, and engaged citizens.
• Carbon Brief: UK-based climate journalism website producing daily news, data-driven analysis, and fact-checks on climate science and policy. Highly comparable in its daily-bulletin + analysis + fact-checking hybrid model, serving journalists and policymakers.
• Climate Central: US-based nonprofit that combines climate science communication, journalism, and visualization tools to make climate impacts understandable. Comparable as a mission-driven nonprofit translating climate science for public and policymaker audiences.
• Mongabay: Nonprofit environmental journalism platform covering tropical forests, biodiversity, and climate, with significant Brazilian/Amazon coverage and a Portuguese-language edition. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and audience overlap with ClimaInfo.
• InfoAmazonia: Brazil-based data journalism platform focused on the Amazon rainforest, producing investigative reporting and visualizations. Direct regional peer sharing ClimaInfo's editorial scope on deforestation, energy transition, and Brazilian environmental policy.
• DeSmog: International investigative journalism outlet focused on climate disinformation and the fossil fuel industry. Comparable to ClimaInfo's fact-checking vertical and its mission to counter climate misinformation with evidence-based reporting.
• Grist: US-based nonprofit environmental journalism outlet covering climate, justice, and solutions. Comparable as a mission-driven media nonprofit using digital-first, multi-platform content to reach general and policymaker audiences.
• Climate Home News: Specialist climate policy journalism outlet covering UN climate negotiations and global policy. Comparable in its focus on translating complex climate policy processes for engaged general and policymaker audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Folha de S.Paulo Ambiente: Major Brazilian newspaper's environmental/climate vertical, producing daily Portuguese-language climate journalism. Broader incumbent that overlaps with ClimaInfo's audience and editorial topics but within a much larger general-news organization.

Regional players

• ICLEI South America: Regional office of ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability) supporting Brazilian and South American municipalities on sustainability. Comparable in its mission to drive climate action and policy in Brazil, but focuses on government capacity-building rather than journalism.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/climainfo.org.br
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ClimaInfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/climainfo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climainfo
• Instagraminstagram.com/clima.info
• TikToktiktok.com/@climainfo

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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