Guardian reporter among winners of climate journalism awards

Covering Climate Now cites Damian Carrington for investigating carbon bombs' and super-emitting methane leaks

Covering Climate Now, the global journalism collaboration, is announcing its media awards this week at a time when audiences need to know how and why the planet is on fire" and what can be done, judges said.

CCN's climate journalists of the year for 2023 are Damian Carrington of the Guardian, Manka Behl of the Times of India and Amy Westervelt, the founder of the Critical Frequency podcast network.

Behl of the Times of India was praised by judges for reports from the frontlines of the crisis in one of the world's most climate-important countries" and for her interviews with leaders.

Carrington of the Guardian was credited for science-based reporting that explains that politics and corporate power, not a lack of green technologies, are what block climate progress", and cited for leading a reporting team on investigating carbon bombs" and super-emitting methane leaks.

Westervelt was described as a prolific, multiplatform reporter for Critical Frequency whose work exposes how fossil fuel companies continue to mislead the public and policymakers alike.