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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · 1d

So honoured to be chosen for the 2025 CMCC climate change communication award, along with the wonderful @dpcarrington.bsky.social

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Climate journalism: Celebrating the 2025 Climate Change Communication Award winners

Damian Carrington of The Guardian and Pilita Clark of the Financial Times are the winners of the 2025 edition of

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Aug 28

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but I am. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Aug 14

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UN plastics treaty talks in disarray after petrostates block progress

[FREE TO READ] Consumer companies say draft agreement lacks the regulatory certainty required to tackle global plastic waste problems

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Aug 13

Negotiators in Geneva have two days left to produce the world’s first legally binding plastics pollution treaty. They’re facing problems that look familiar to anyone who has been to a climate COP: on.ft.com/4mH9tds

UN plastics treaty is being hampered by climate obstruction tactics

[FREE TO READ] Conflicting interests are coming to a head as countries attempt to end the scourge of pollution

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Aug 1

Logistical headaches have plagued lots of UN climate COPs but none have been quite like this year’s meeting in Brazil

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Business backs away from UN climate talks on edge of the Amazon

[FREE TO READ] Officials resort to ‘love hotel’ bookings for COP30 accommodation

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 29

Excellent news: FT Edit has arrived at Bluesky

FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · Jul 29

Welcome to FT Edit! When the news is overwhelming, we bring you eight stories a day, chosen by editors, offering clarity, fresh perspectives, insight and inspiration — plus some extra treats! Explore more at www.ft.com/ftedit or, if you're reading on iOS, find us on the FT app: on.ft.com/44SHfGA

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 29

Am waiting with unabated breath!

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 29

An enjoyably punchy read here from the ever excellent @mliebreich.bsky.social

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Liebreich: The Pragmatic Climate Reset - Part I | BloombergNEF

As the tide on clean energy turns, Michael Liebreich makes a strong case for a pragmatic climate reset.

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Dutch pension giant pledges $650mn to Octopus Australia

[FREE TO READ] Commitment by APG towards solar and battery projects will boost Canberra’s efforts to move away from fossil fuels

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 28

"..the rise in solar energy generation is the fastest in the history of electricity"...
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Here comes the sun (power)

[FREE TO READ] Goldman Sachs ❤️ ☀️

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Desalination: the costly solution for a thirsty world

[FREE TO READ] As water scarcity spreads governments are ploughing billions into a technology that comes with its own environmental costs

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 23

Even when expected, it still shocks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 23

Tehran has had to effectively shut down for a day to deal with water shortages that could make the capital uninhabitable. on.ft.com/4m2fQHO

Tehran declares public holiday to tackle water shortage

[FREE TO READ] Iranian authorities warn capital could become uninhabitable without drastic measures to cut water consumption

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 22

"On paper it looks great"...
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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jul 16

Extraordinary. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...

'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers

Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · May 15

Hard to over-estimate the potential significance of this - if the trend continues

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · May 14

NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU

Line chart – China's CO2 emissions are now 1% below their March 2024 peak: China’s emissions from fossil fuels and cement, million tonnes of CO2, rolling 12-month totals. Source: Emissions are estimated from National Bureau of Statistics data on production of different fuels and cement, China Customs data on imports and exports and WIND Information data on changes in inventories, applying emissions factors from China’s latest national greenhouse gas emissions inventory and annual emissions factors per tonne of cement production until 2024. Sector breakdown of coal consumption is estimated using coal consumption data from WIND Information and electricity data from the National Energy Administration.

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Tom Hannen @tomhannen.ft.com · Apr 17

Are we on the brink of a nuclear revival? New @financialtimes.com film made with @pilitaclark.bsky.social featuring @dalevince.com, Marco Visscher & MV Ramana. Watch in full for free on YouTube or FT www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXhk...

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Apr 9

After years of painstaking negotiations on a global scheme to decarbonise shipping....
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US to retaliate against international carbon levies on ships

[FREE TO READ] Trump administration warns other members of UN’s maritime body against measure negotiated this week

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · Feb 21

It's summer in the southern hemisphere, and solar is surging...

Chile remains in front, with 29% of its electricity from solar panels in January👏

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Feb 12

The gap between climate risk and response has never been wider than it is today on.ft.com/3COob0Y

The great climate disconnect

[FREE TO READ] New attempts to prolong the fossil fuel era have come at precisely the wrong time

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Feb 7

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Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil's Amazon leave attendees scrambling for a place to stay

Nine months ahead of the 2025 U.N. climate conference known as COP30, prices for lodging are alarming those who want to attend the event in Belem, Brazil’s Amazonian host city.

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Feb 6

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Hottest January on record shocks scientists

[FREE TO READ] Data adds to fears that climate change is accelerating, as La Niña phenomenon fails to cool global temperatures

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jan 16

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Top financial watchdog warns climate change set to trigger market panics

[FREE TO READ] Basel-based FSB says damage caused by floods, droughts and fires threatens broader pullback in lending

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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · Jan 12

I wish the arguments Jens Beckert makes about the powerful political and financial impediments to climate action were wrong, but a lot of the evidence so far suggests otherwise.

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The truth about green business

[FREE TO READ] Expecting companies to put climate change concerns ahead of profits is foolish

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