Though the science of climate change is well understood, and has been broadly accepted for more than thirty years, the problem is still growing - with increasingly dire consequences for the planet. As...
Amy Westervelt
Amy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative climate journalist who has been on the climate beat for more than 20 years, reporting for a wide range of outlets, including Inside Climate News, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Intercept, NPR, and many more. In 2017, she started the podcast production company Critical Frequency, which launched the first "true-crime" climate podcast, Drilled, in 2018. Today, Drilled has expanded into a multimedia investigative newsroom focused on climate accountability, and Critical Frequency has produced more than two dozen narrative, reported podcasts on subjects ranging from Indigenous rights to climate litigation.
In 2023, Amy was named a Covering Climate Now’s Journalist of the Year. Her work has previously received Murrow, ONA, SEJ, Rachel Carson, and Folio awards, as well as a Peabody nomination. She is based in Costa Rica.
Climate change is probably the most urgent topic of our time. Still, the audience seems avoidant at best. Is there a solution to this conundrum? In this panel, we will explore the boundaries of solut...
Truth in the age of climate crisis: journalism's crucial role in exposing climate misinformation
This panel discussion will focus on climate misinformation and will feature journalists reporting from Latin America, Africa, the U.S. and Asia. Journalists play a crucial role in identifying climate ...
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