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Megan Darby

  • Senior Communications Officer, International Institute for Sustainable Development
As seen in: Medium, The Guardian, Quartz, EURACTIV, CleanTechnica, Inter Press Service, AllAfrica, Dhaka Tribune, Devex, RenewEconomy and
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Megan Darby’s Biography

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Journalist specialising in climate change and energy. Interests include UN climate negotiations, carbon pricing, green finance, adaptation, climate science, renewable transport and energy.

Megan Darby’s Journalist Portfolio

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EU carbon market compromise pleases no-one

EU carbon market compromise pleases no-one

The European Commission unveiled a "summer package" of energy and climate change policies on Wednesday. It re…

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Around the world in 5 climate change lawsuits

Around the world in 5 climate change lawsuits

When a Dutch district court ordered the Netherlands government to up its climate game, campaigners were overj…

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After the Pope's plea, what do other faiths think on climate?

After the Pope's plea, what do other faiths think on climate?

By Megan Darby For Christianity, Islam and Judaism, it is care for divine creation. In Hinduism, there is Rta…

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Climate campaigners win court case against Dutch government

Climate campaigners win court case against Dutch government

The Netherlands must make deeper greenhouse gas emissions cuts after a landmark judicial ruling. In a case b…

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Tea Party supporters score high on climate ideology, low on facts

Tea Party supporters score high on climate ideology, low on facts

Melting polar icecaps have become emblematic of climate change. In the highly polarised US debate, reports of…

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Greening the world energy mix in 9 graphs

Greening the world energy mix in 9 graphs

There is good news and bad news in the International Energy Agency's special report on climate change. Good n…

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Opinion: In 2025, governments must ‘electrify, baby, electrify’

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By Megan Darby
| Devex
Despite Donald Trump's anti-climate stance and a weak COP29 climate finance deal, 2025 is the year for governments to prioritize the clean energy transition. Donald Trump will be sworn in today as president of the United States, for a second time. Trump campaigned on the slogan “drill, baby, drill” and this month made an impromptu pledge to ban new wind turbines.
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Why the international community should back Colombia's post-fossil fuel plan

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By Megan Darby, Paola Parra, Eduardo Posada Perlaza
| Climate Home News Verified
Paola Yanguas Parra, Eduardo Posada Perlaza and Megan Darby work with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) energy team. At COP 29 climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, the top priority is to land a new climate finance package. The summit will be closely followed by a fresh round of national climate plans, setting emissions reduction targets to 2035. Together, these need to deliver on last year’s historic agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.
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No 'phase-out', but Dubai deal puts oil and gas sector on notice

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By Megan Darby, Joe Lo Verified
| Climate Home News Verified
Countries have agreed on the need to shift away from burning fossil fuels for the first time in the UN climate process, at Cop28 talks in Dubai. The “UAE consensus” did not go so far as to call for a “phase-out” as more than a hundred countries wanted. It settled on “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems”. Still, after coal was targeted for a “phase-down” two years ago in Glasgow, it extended that scrutiny to the oil and gas sector.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first journalism job was the water and sewerage beat for Utility Week, a leading B2B publication.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, but I still take shorthand on a notepad, the old-fashioned way

How is social media changing news?

Social media makes everyone a publisher. It shifts the power dynamics, which is really exciting. But twitter is not the world.
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