Guide Resource
GIJN Reporting Guide for Landfill Methane Emissions and Solutions
This guide offers reporting best practices, key resources as well as what questions to ask when investigating methane emissions from landfills and how to reduce them.
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fossil fuels
10 posts
Data Journalism Top 10
Airstrikes in Iran and Israel, Los Angeles ICE Protests, India Plane Crash, and ‘Jaws’ Turns 50
Also featuring the data behind Russia’s efforts in Ukraine, why it’s so hard to ditch coal as an energy source, and a literary map of Rio de Janeiro.
How They Did It
How We Revealed Mega-Polluters Taking Advantage of Green Loans
An exposé supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network found loans earmarked for green projects were routinely used by fossil fuel and mining companies.
Climate Reporting Tools & Tips
New Angle for Reporting on Oil and Gas Industry — Radioactive Waste
The lack of regulatory oversight of radioactive waste in the oil and gas industry has created an environment ripe for some extraordinary science and environmental journalism.
Guide Resource
Guide to Investigating Fossil Fuels
This guide provides watchdog journalists with key context and practical advice to enable better investigations of the fossil fuel industry.
Past event
GIJN Webinar: Investigating Fossil Fuels
February 20, 2025
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Climate Reporting Tools & Tips
Fossil Fuel Investigations: How to Find Stories Using Oil and Gas Supply Chains
The oil and gas industry is complex and notoriously opaque. But with new tools, it’s become easier for investigators to dig into this field.
Climate News & Analysis Reporting Tools & Tips
Climate Reporters Share Tips for Investigating the Fossil Fuel Industry
Environmental reporters share tips for unraveling the mysteries behind carbon credit projects and government ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Climate News & Analysis
The Investigative Agenda for Climate Change Journalism
GIJN convened a one-day meeting of 80 climate change journalists and experts from 35 countries to discuss the future role of investigative journalism in climate crisis reporting.
Case Studies
How Reader Engagement Helped Unearth Shell Tape
De Correspondent, a Dutch member-funded journalism platform, leverages on the shared knowledge and experience of their 55,000 paying members as much as possible in their reporting. Here’s their 3-step workflow incorporating reader engagement, which helped them land their scoop on Shell.