Amy Westervelt

Amy Westervelt is a climate journalist and the founder and executive producer of the “Critical Frequency” podcast network. Follow her on Twitter: @amywestervelt.

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IPCC Report’s Analysis of Fossil Fuel Industry Excluded From Policymakers’ Brief

The role of industry was removed from the climate report's initial release, which attracts the most media attention.

By: Amy Westervelt ,; TheGuardian

April 9, 2022

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Top Climate Publisher Has Played Major Role in Supporting Fossil Fuel Industry

Elsevier, a Dutch company behind many peer-reviewed journals, works with industry to help increase oil and gas drilling.

By: Amy Westervelt ,; TheGuardian

February 26, 2022

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Ensuring That the Global Methane Pledge Is More Than Just Words Won’t Be Easy

Methane emissions are notoriously underreported and an accurate baseline is needed to measure progress toward reduction.

By: Amy Westervelt ,; TheNation

November 4, 2021

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Big Oil’s Tactics to Delay Climate Action Are the New Climate Denialism

Researchers say the fossil fuel industry has a new tool to delay efforts to curb emissions: a “social justice” strategy.

By: Amy Westervelt ,; TheGuardian

September 10, 2021

Universities Work to Push Cleantech Discoveries Out of the Lab, Into the Market

There has always been a gap between university lab breakthroughs and marketplace reality. But whereas that gap has largely been closed in the biological sciences by technology transfer programs, …

By: Amy Westervelt ,; SolveClimate

May 22, 2010

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