Pilita Clark
@pilitaclark.bsky.social
Financial Times columnist. Writing about climate change and corporate life, not always in that order.
So honoured to be chosen for the 2025 CMCC climate change communication award, along with the wonderful @dpcarrington.bsky.social
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Climate journalism: Celebrating the 2025 Climate Change Communication Award winners
Damian Carrington of The Guardian and Pilita Clark of the Financial Times are the winners of the 2025 edition of
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October 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
So honoured to be chosen for the 2025 CMCC climate change communication award, along with the wonderful @dpcarrington.bsky.social
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I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but I am. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey
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August 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but I am. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
Negotiators in Geneva have two days left to produce the world’s first legally binding plastics pollution treaty. They’re facing problems that look familiar to anyone who has been to a climate COP: on.ft.com/4mH9tds
UN plastics treaty is being hampered by climate obstruction tactics
[FREE TO READ] Conflicting interests are coming to a head as countries attempt to end the scourge of pollution
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August 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Negotiators in Geneva have two days left to produce the world’s first legally binding plastics pollution treaty. They’re facing problems that look familiar to anyone who has been to a climate COP: on.ft.com/4mH9tds
Logistical headaches have plagued lots of UN climate COPs but none have been quite like this year’s meeting in Brazil
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Business backs away from UN climate talks on edge of the Amazon
[FREE TO READ] Officials resort to ‘love hotel’ bookings for COP30 accommodation
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August 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Logistical headaches have plagued lots of UN climate COPs but none have been quite like this year’s meeting in Brazil
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Excellent news: FT Edit has arrived at Bluesky
Welcome to FT Edit! When the news is overwhelming, we bring you eight stories a day, chosen by editors, offering clarity, fresh perspectives, insight and inspiration — plus some extra treats! Explore more at www.ft.com/ftedit or, if you're reading on iOS, find us on the FT app: on.ft.com/44SHfGA
July 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Excellent news: FT Edit has arrived at Bluesky
An enjoyably punchy read here from the ever excellent @mliebreich.bsky.social
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Liebreich: The Pragmatic Climate Reset - Part I | BloombergNEF
As the tide on clean energy turns, Michael Liebreich makes a strong case for a pragmatic climate reset.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
An enjoyably punchy read here from the ever excellent @mliebreich.bsky.social
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"..the rise in solar energy generation is the fastest in the history of electricity"...
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Here comes the sun (power)
[FREE TO READ] Goldman Sachs ❤️ ☀️
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July 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"..the rise in solar energy generation is the fastest in the history of electricity"...
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Even when expected, it still shocks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
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July 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Even when expected, it still shocks www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
Tehran has had to effectively shut down for a day to deal with water shortages that could make the capital uninhabitable. on.ft.com/4m2fQHO
Tehran declares public holiday to tackle water shortage
[FREE TO READ] Iranian authorities warn capital could become uninhabitable without drastic measures to cut water consumption
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July 23, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Tehran has had to effectively shut down for a day to deal with water shortages that could make the capital uninhabitable. on.ft.com/4m2fQHO
"On paper it looks great"...
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July 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"On paper it looks great"...
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Extraordinary. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers
Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review
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July 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Extraordinary. asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tec...
Hard to over-estimate the potential significance of this - if the trend continues
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
May 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hard to over-estimate the potential significance of this - if the trend continues
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Are we on the brink of a nuclear revival? New @financialtimes.com film made with @pilitaclark.bsky.social featuring @dalevince.com, Marco Visscher & MV Ramana. Watch in full for free on YouTube or FT www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXhk...
April 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Are we on the brink of a nuclear revival? New @financialtimes.com film made with @pilitaclark.bsky.social featuring @dalevince.com, Marco Visscher & MV Ramana. Watch in full for free on YouTube or FT www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXhk...
After years of painstaking negotiations on a global scheme to decarbonise shipping....
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US to retaliate against international carbon levies on ships
[FREE TO READ] Trump administration warns other members of UN’s maritime body against measure negotiated this week
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April 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
After years of painstaking negotiations on a global scheme to decarbonise shipping....
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February 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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It's summer in the southern hemisphere, and solar is surging...
Chile remains in front, with 29% of its electricity from solar panels in January👏
Chile remains in front, with 29% of its electricity from solar panels in January👏
February 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
It's summer in the southern hemisphere, and solar is surging...
Chile remains in front, with 29% of its electricity from solar panels in January👏
Chile remains in front, with 29% of its electricity from solar panels in January👏
The gap between climate risk and response has never been wider than it is today on.ft.com/3COob0Y
The great climate disconnect
[FREE TO READ] New attempts to prolong the fossil fuel era have come at precisely the wrong time
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February 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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I wish the arguments Jens Beckert makes about the powerful political and financial impediments to climate action were wrong, but a lot of the evidence so far suggests otherwise.
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The truth about green business
[FREE TO READ] Expecting companies to put climate change concerns ahead of profits is foolish
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January 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I wish the arguments Jens Beckert makes about the powerful political and financial impediments to climate action were wrong, but a lot of the evidence so far suggests otherwise.
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