Conference: CLEW turns 10 – Journalism for the age of climate consequences

Walk-in and registration

First drink(s) and finger food served

Welcome by Clean Energy Wire

By executive director Sven Egenter and journalism network manager Milou Dirkx

Keynote: From headlines to unlikely heroes - How to cover climate constructively

By Akshat Rathi, Senior reporter for Bloomberg News and author of the book Climate Capitalism

Celebrating 10 years of Clean Energy Wire

Networking, drinks and nibbles

Keynote: Ensuring a just transition - How to leave no one behind

By Brigitte Knopf, Director of the think tank Zukunft KlimaSozial and member of German government’s Council of Experts on Climate Change 

Dual keynote: Can geoengineering, carbon removal & Co. fix the climate? How to cover technology solutions

Speakers:

Alok Jha, Science and technology editor at The Economist 

Eli Mitchell-Larson, Chief science & advocacy officer and co-founder of Carbon Gap

Lightning talks

• Covering climate disinformation: The next frontlines
  By Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo, Freelance journalist, part of the Drilled cohort

• The Progress Playbook: Constructive journalism in the age of climate consequences
  By Nick Hedley, Journalist and founder of the Progress Playbook

Dual keynote: Climate adaptation - Adjusting to the new age

Speakers:

Nicolina Lamhauge, Policy Analyst, Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division, OECD Environment Directorate

Eva Jensen, Head of Climate change, Energy and Transport at the European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lightning talks: Cross-border journalism

• Are methane pledges a Shell game? Investigating corporate methane emissions
  By Fermin Koop, Latin America Managing Editor at Dialogue Earth and Michael Buchsbaum, Freelance journalist
  

• It takes a village: Strategies for building stronger communities in climate reporting
  By Biena Magbitang, Journalist and Asia director at Climate Tracker

• Push out the Parachute: The power and potential in collaborative cross-border journalism
  By Nithin Coca, Freelance journalist
  

Breakout sessions

1. How to report on corporate net zero targets: Telling greenwashing apart from real ambition
By Silke Mooldijk from NewClimate Institute and journalists Michael Buchsbaum and Fermin Koop

Moderator: Sören Amelang, CLEW

2. Covering the EUlephant in the room: Investigating lobby practices and the next European climate stories
By Lise Witteman, Investigative reporter and Bureau Brussels' team lead at Follow the Money
Kwangyin Liu, Editor at CommonWealth Magazine
Claire Stam, AEF

Moderator: Rowan Emslie, The International Center for Future Generations (ICFG)

3. Validate feelings: How journalists can cope with eco anxiety and better address their audiences
By Lea Grosse, Climate communication trainer at Klimafakten
Emma Thomasson, Journalist, leadership coach and mental health consultant
Biena Magbitang, Journalist and Asia director at Climate Tracker

Moderator: Julian Wettengel, CLEW

Short break

Closing words

Final drink and goodbyes, enjoying Feierabend in Berlin!