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Christine Ottery

London
As seen in: The Guardian, Greenpeace, Unearthed: Greenpeace, Truthout, RenewEconomy, DeSmog UK, Materials Recycling World
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Christine Ottery’s Biography

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Deputy editor and writer for Greenpeace's in-house journalism project, Energydesk. The project covers off energy analysis, investigations and news. I focus mainly on Arctic oil & Shell; but sometimes also cover fracking, air pollution, coal finance, and renewables.
Previously worked for the Guardian, New Scientist and Nature.

Christine Ottery’s Journalist Portfolio

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How Shell's Arctic drilling will 'harass' thousands of whales & seals - with potentially harmful ...

How Shell's Arctic drilling will 'harass' thousands of whales & seals - with potentially harmful ...

Shell plans to "harass" thousands of whales and seals - including three different endangered whale species an…

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Comment: What game are oil majors playing on climate change? - Energydesk

Comment: What game are oil majors playing on climate change? - Energydesk

It seems like a surprising, even commendable thing, that European oil giants have said they want to help draf…

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Interview: 'There is no way they could ever clean it' say Indigenous leaders on Arctic oil spill ...

Interview: 'There is no way they could ever clean it' say Indigenous leaders on Arctic oil spill ...

"We hunt the bowhead whale, beluga, walrus, bearded seal and smaller seal and a variety of fish," says Alaska…

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Factcheck: How to clean up an Arctic oil spill in four steps (and why it is unlikely to work) - E...

Factcheck: How to clean up an Arctic oil spill in four steps (and why it is unlikely to work) - E...

After a two-year hiatus Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell is returning to drill in the frozen north, but what will …

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Oil price drop increases risk of offshore oil drilling disasters, expert says - Energydesk

Oil price drop increases risk of offshore oil drilling disasters, expert says - Energydesk

The low oil price could increase the risk of environmental accidents in offshore drilling by forcing contract…

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Are onshore wind and solar now cheaper than nuclear and gas in the UK? - Energydesk

Are onshore wind and solar now cheaper than nuclear and gas in the UK? - Energydesk

Analysis has been flying around Twitter on the results of the Contracts for Difference auction, with more tha…

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Comment: What game are oil majors playing on climate change?

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By Christine Ottery
| Unearthed: Greenpeace
It seems like a surprising, even commendable thing, that European oil giants have said they want to help draft global carbon pricing policy. The group comprises of BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, Statoil, Eni and the BG Group. They announced this move in the FT in the same week as OPEC meets in Vienna to discuss increasing output and amid continuing speculation about the low, volatile oil price.
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Infrastructure Act: What’s going on with the 14th licensing round?

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By Christine Ottery
| Greenpeace
The new Infrastructure Act has put the wheels in motion for new regulations on fracking, but could this delay the announcement of the successful bidders in the government’s flagship 14th licensing round for oil and gas exploration? The results of the 14th onshore and oil and gas licensing round – which fracking firms have bid into to gain licenses for blocks – has been expected to be announced early this year, before the General Election.
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Government Failed to Consider Economic Impacts of Policies that Led to Huge Decline in Onshore Wind

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By Christine Ottery
| DeSmog UK
The UK government did not assess the economic or environmental impacts of a policy change that led to a huge decline in onshore wind developments, DeSmog UK can reveal. The inevitable collapse in onshore wind energy production had a huge impact on jobs in the renewable energy sector and is regarded as a missed opportunity to reduce energy sector emissions. The policy effectively halted the progress of an industry supported by over 75 percent of the British public.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

To tell the truth as you perceive it and being transparent about your level of objectivity.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

Not much about climate change & energy, which I mainly focus on, is funny to be frank. But #WindNotGas raised a chortle.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Tweetdeck, Topsy, Google Analytics, CartoDB, Highcharts, Infogr.am, Facebook, Crowdbooster, Mailchimp.

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