NPR hires S&P’s Copley as climate and corporations correspondent

National Public Radio deputy senior supervising editor Neela Banerjee and chief science editor Andrea Kissack share the following announcement: Hello, everyone, Andrea and I are delighted to announce that we have hired Michael Copley as the network’s first Climate and Corporations Correspondent. Of all the forces and actors responding to climate change, corporations seem to […]

Chin joins Bloomberg as oil trading reporter

Bloomberg has hired Yongchang Chin as an oil trading reporter, based in Singapore. Chin joined from Dow Jones, where he reported on energy, commodities, real estate, equities and other asset classes. He also covered corporate activity, including IPOs, M&As, deals, earnings and wider corporate finance news. He served as energy market reporter at ICIS and […]

Politico hires von Kaenel to cover California environment

Politico deputy managing editor of states coverage Ryan Hutchins sent out the following: Good morning,  We are excited to announce Camille von Kaenel as our new California environmental reporter. Camille will take on this critical beat as the state grapples with a yearslong drought and braces for yet another intense wildfire season.   Camille joins us from nonprofit newsroom inewsource, where […]

Bloomberg commodities editor Robertson departing

Helen Robertson, an energy, metals, mining, agriculture and climate editor for Bloomberg News in London, is leaving for a new opportunity. She has been with Bloomberg since June 2018. Robertson previously was managing editor, associate editor and markets editor for Petroleum Economist. She was also markets editor for Oil Price Information Service and associate editor for […]

Raval becomes the FT’s management editor

Senior energy correspondent Anjli Raval is becoming managing editor at the Financial Times. She will report on boards, corporate governance, what’s going on inside companies, and the world of work. Raval previously was reporting on BP, Shell and Saudi Aramco, alongside wider oil market coverage. Before joining the natural resources team, she was an editor and reporter […]

Bloomberg Green investing in service journalism

Sara Guaglione of Digiday writes about Bloomberg Green’s service journalism strategy as it has launched a new video show, podcast and sub-verticals. Guaglione writes, “While ‘climate solutions’ content — which aims to show readers how they can respond to the climate crisis — has been a part of Bloomberg Green’s coverage since its inception, the vertical […]

Media coverage of climate finance and ESG rising dramatically

Media coverage of climate transition, sustainable finance and ESG is soaring 50 percent annually, according to a report released Wednesday by communications firm Cognito. The report found mentions of ESG and sustainable finance grew over 50 percent in major media outlets in 2021 over the previous year. Mentions of “climate transition,” however, rose much faster […]

Bloomberg taps Penn to host show about climate change

Actor Kal Penn will host a weekly show about climate change for Bloomberg’s Quicktake streaming service, part of a new slate of programming from Bloomberg Green, reports Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter. Weprin reports, “The show, Getting Warmer with Kal Penn, will focus on the intersection of climate, clean energy and business, and will premiere in October 2022. […]

Reuters seeks a reporter to cover liquefied natural gas

Reuters is looking for an outstanding reporter and writer for a high-profile position covering liquefied natural gas (LNG), the industry that feeds into gas exports and the broader energy transition to cleaner and renewable fuels, based in Houston. This is an exciting opportunity to cover a fast-growing market for a fuel many governments view as […]

Bloomberg seeks a shale oil reporter in Houston

Bloomberg News is looking for an experienced reporter to write about the U.S. shale oil industry. We’re seeking someone who is already well-sourced and understands the transformational role played by this sector in energy markets and the wider economy in recent years. The successful candidate will be able to combine that knowledge with an insatiable […]